Pel is a cationic exopolysaccharide that cross-links extracellular DNA in the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> biofilm matrix

Laura K. Jennings, Kelly M. Storek, Hannah E. Ledvina, +10

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Biofilm MatrixBacteriologyGlycobiologyMolecular BiologyPolysaccharide +14

Precision-engineering the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome with two-step allelic exchange

Laura R. Hmelo, Bradley R. Borlee, Henrik Almblad, +14

Nature Protocols

MedicineNatural SciencesMolecular BiologySynthetic BiologyGenome Engineering +6

cGAS and Ifi204 Cooperate To Produce Type I IFNs in Response to <i>Francisella</i> Infection

Kelly M. Storek, Nina Gertsvolf, Maikke B. Ohlson, +1

The Journal of Immunology

EngineeringMicrobial PathogensInnate Immune SystemImmunologyImmunologic Mechanism +21

Monoclonal antibody targeting the β-barrel assembly machine of <i>Escherichia coli</i> is bactericidal

Kelly M. Storek, Marcy R. Auerbach, Handuo Shi, +15

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Pseudomonas aeruginosa aggregates in cystic fibrosis sputum produce exopolysaccharides that likely impede current therapies

Laura K. Jennings, Julia E. Dreifus, Courtney Reichhardt, +5

Cell Reports

Structure of the essential inner membrane lipopolysaccharide–PbgA complex

Thomas Clairfeuille, Kerry R. Buchholz, Qingling Li, +26

Nature

Proteinlipid InteractionEngineeringMembrane BiophysicsBiochemistryMembrane Biology +1

The role of membrane destabilisation and protein dynamics in BAM catalysed OMP folding

Paul White, Samuel F. Haysom, M.G. Iadanza, +12

Nature Communications

Potent Killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by an Antibody-Antibiotic Conjugate

Kimberly K. Kajihara, Homer Pantua, Hilda Hernández-Barry, +20

mBio

The Escherichia coli β-Barrel Assembly Machinery Is Sensitized to Perturbations under High Membrane Fluidity

Kelly M. Storek, Rajesh Vij, Dawei Sun, +3

Journal of Bacteriology

A targeted boost-and-sort immunization strategy using Escherichia coli BamA identifies rare growth inhibitory antibodies

Rajesh Vij, Zhonghua Lin, Nancy Chiang, +22

Scientific Reports

Microbial PathogensImmunologyImmunodominanceAntigen ProcessingAnalytical Ultracentrifugation +18