Recognition of commensal bacterial peptidoglycans defines Drosophila gut homeostasis and lifespan.

Authors: Onuma, Taro^1,2 (AUTHOR), Yamauchi, Toshitaka¹ (AUTHOR), Kosakamoto, Hina² (AUTHOR), Kadoguchi, Hibiki³ (AUTHOR), Kuraishi, Takayuki³ (AUTHOR), Murakami, Takumi⁴ (AUTHOR), Mori, Hiroshi⁴ (AUTHOR), Miura, Masayuki¹ (AUTHOR), Obata, Fumiaki^1,2,5 (AUTHOR) fumiaki.obata@riken.jp

Source: PLoS Genetics. 4/6/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p1-26. 26p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *DROSOPHILA, *FRUIT flies, *DROSOPHILA melanogaster, *PSEUDOMONAS diseases, *BACTERIAL cell walls, *DEEP brain stimulation

Acute melanization of silkworm hemolymph by peptidoglycans of the human commensal bacterium Cutibacterium acnes.

Authors: Matsumoto, Yasuhiko¹ (AUTHOR) ymatsumoto@my-pharm.ac.jp, Sato, Eri¹ (AUTHOR), Sugita, Takashi¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 9/26/2022, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *CUTIBACTERIUM acnes, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *SILKWORMS, *HEMOLYMPH, *LYSOZYMES, *GRAM-positive bacteria

Surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer eluate protects gingival epithelium from penetration by lipopolysaccharides and peptidoglycans via transcription factor EB pathway.

Authors: Takeuchi, Hiroki¹ (AUTHOR) takeuchih@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp, Kato, Yuta¹ (AUTHOR), Sasaki, Naoko² (AUTHOR), Tanigaki, Keita¹ (AUTHOR), Yamaga, Shunsuke¹ (AUTHOR), Mita, Ena¹ (AUTHOR), Kuboniwa, Masae¹ (AUTHOR), Matsusaki, Michiya^2,3 (AUTHOR), Amano, Atsuo¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 7/27/2022, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *TRANSCRIPTION factors, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *GINGIVA, *LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, *EPITHELIUM, *OCCLUDINS, *DENTAL materials

Synthesis of 2-amino-2-deoxy-1,3-dithioglucosides as N-acetyl muramyl dipeptide analogues via organocatalyzed relay reactions.

Authors: Wan, Yongyong¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Liming¹ (AUTHOR), Sun, Jian-Song^1,2 (AUTHOR) jssun@jxnu.edu.cn, Zhang, Qingju¹ (AUTHOR) zhangq@jxnu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 2024, Vol. 43 Issue 4-6, p186-200. 15p.

Subject Terms: *BIOCHEMICAL substrates, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *ORGANOCATALYSIS, *GLYCOSYLATION

Genetic analysis of the septal peptidoglycan synthase FtsWI complex supports a conserved activation mechanism for SEDS-bPBP complexes.

Authors: Li, Ying¹ (AUTHOR), Gong, Han¹ (AUTHOR), Zhan, Rui¹ (AUTHOR), Ouyang, Shushan¹ (AUTHOR), Park, Kyung-Tae² (AUTHOR), Lutkenhaus, Joe² (AUTHOR) jlutkenh@kumc.edu, Du, Shishen¹ (AUTHOR) jlutkenh@kumc.edu

Source: PLoS Genetics. 4/15/2021, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p1-24. 24p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *CELL division, *CARRIER proteins, *PROTEIN domains, *BACTERIAL cells, *GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES

Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction.

Authors: Sutton, Joshua A. F.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Carnell, Oliver T.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Lafage, Lucia^1,2 (AUTHOR), Gray, Joe³ (AUTHOR), Biboy, Jacob⁴ (AUTHOR), Gibson, Josie F.^1,2,5 (AUTHOR), Pollitt, Eric J. G.⁶ (AUTHOR), Tazoll, Simone C.¹ (AUTHOR), Turnbull, William¹ (AUTHOR), Hajdamowicz, Natalia H.^2,7 (AUTHOR), Salamaga, Bartłomiej^1,2 (AUTHOR), Pidwill, Grace R.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Condliffe, Alison M.^2,7 (AUTHOR), Renshaw, Stephen A.^2,5,7 (AUTHOR), Vollmer, Waldemar⁴ (AUTHOR), Foster, Simon J.^1,2 (AUTHOR) s.foster@sheffield.ac.uk

Source: PLoS Pathogens. 3/31/2021, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p1-30. 30p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus, *STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus, *PEPTIDOGLYCAN hydrolase, *CELL anatomy, *BACTERIAL cell walls, *MEDICAL personnel

Elevated serum TREM-1 is associated with periodontitis and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

Authors: Inanc, Nevsun¹, Mumcu, Gonca², Can, Meryem³, Yay, Meral⁴, Silbereisen, Angelika⁵, Manoil, Daniel⁵, Direskeneli, Haner², Bostanci, Nagihan⁵ nagihan.bostanci@ki.se

Source: Scientific Reports. 2/3/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *RHEUMATOID arthritis diagnosis, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, *BACTERIAL DNA, *POLYMERASE chain reaction

Respiratory chain components are required for peptidoglycan recognition protein-induced thiol depletion and killing in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli.

Authors: Yang, Chun-Kai¹, Kashyap, Des R.¹, Kowalczyk, Dominik A.¹, Rudner, David Z.², Wang, Xindan³, Gupta, Dipika¹, Dziarski, Roman¹ rdziar@iun.edu

Source: Scientific Reports. 1/8/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *ESCHERICHIA coli, *THIOLS, *BACILLUS subtilis, *VITAMIN K2

MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA.

Authors: Liu, Xiaolong¹ (AUTHOR), Biboy, Jacob² (AUTHOR), Consoli, Elisa¹ (AUTHOR), Vollmer, Waldemar² (AUTHOR), den Blaauwen, Tanneke¹ (AUTHOR) t.denblaauwen@uva.nl

Source: PLoS Genetics. 12/28/2020, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p1-23. 23p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *FLUORESCENCE resonance energy transfer, *PEPTIDASE, *PROTEINS

Inhibition of Chlamydial Infection by CRISPR/Cas9-SAM Mediated Enhancement of Human Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins Gene Expression in HeLa Cells.

Authors: Bobrovsky, P. A.¹ (AUTHOR) pbobrovskiy@gmail.com, Moroz, V. D.¹ (AUTHOR), Lavrenova, V. N.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Manuvera, V. A.¹ (AUTHOR), Lazarev, V. N.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Biochemistry (00062979). Nov2020, Vol. 85 Issue 11, p1310-1318. 9p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *PROTEIN expression, *HELA cells, *GENE expression, *DRUG resistance in microorganisms, *CHLAMYDIA infections, *PROTEIN stability, *RECOMBINANT proteins

Fluorescence anisotropy assays for high throughput screening of compounds binding to lipid II, PBP1b, FtsW and MurJ.

Authors: Boes, Adrien¹, Olatunji, Samir^1,2, Mohammadi, Tamimount³, Breukink, Eefjan³, Terrak, Mohammed¹ mterrak@uliege.be

Source: Scientific Reports. 4/14/2020, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *FLUORESCENCE anisotropy, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *ANTIBIOTICS, *VANCOMYCIN, *LIPIDS

Probing the functional and therapeutic properties of postbiotics in relation to their industrial application.

Authors: Asif, Abrar¹ (AUTHOR), Afzaal, Muhammad¹ (AUTHOR) muhammadafzaal@gcuf.edu.pk, Shahid, Hina² (AUTHOR), Saeed, Farhan¹ (AUTHOR), Ahmed, Aftab³ (AUTHOR), Shah, Yasir Abbas¹ (AUTHOR), Ejaz, Afaf¹ (AUTHOR), Ghani, Samia⁴ (AUTHOR), Ateeq, Huda¹ (AUTHOR), Khan, Mahbubur Rahman⁵ (AUTHOR) emon.1707047@std.hstu.ac.bd

Source: Food Science & Nutrition. Aug2023, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p4472-4484. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Organic acids, Prebiotics, Industrial relations, Bioactive compounds, Industrial applications, Peptidoglycans, Angiotensin I

Synthesis of CdSe and CdSe:Ga nanostructures for antibacterial application.

Authors: Aziz, Wisam J.¹ (AUTHOR) wisamj.aziz@uomusttansiriyah.edu.iq

Source: Bulletin of Materials Science. Aug2019, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p1-6. 6p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *ENTEROBACTER cloacae, *GRAM-positive bacteria, *FIELD emission electron microscopy, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *LASER ablation, *BACILLUS subtilis, *NANOSTRUCTURES

UNVEILING THERAPEUTIC TARGETS THROUGH PATHWAY ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS.

Alternate Title: ÜLSERATİF KOLİTTE YOLAK ANALİZİ VE FARKLI İFADE EDİLEN GENLERİN BELİRLENMESİ YOLUYLA TERAPÖTİK HEDEFLERİN AÇIĞA ÇIKARILMASI. (Turkish)

Authors: ABDELRAZIG, Omnia Amir Osman, FADILAH, Fadilah, ERLINA, Linda, HEGAR, Badriul

Source: Journal of Faculty of Pharmacy of Ankara University / Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacilik Fakültesi Dergisi; 2024, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p890-902, 13p

Subject Terms: ULCERATIVE colitis, GENE expression, BIOINFORMATICS, HUMORAL immunity, PEPTIDOGLYCANS

Effect of protective agents on the storage stability of freeze-dried Ligilactobacillus salivarius CECT5713.

Authors: Guerrero Sanchez, Maria¹, Passot, Stéphanie², Campoy, Sonia¹, Olivares, Monica¹, Fonseca, Fernanda², fernanda.fonseca@inrae.fr

Source: Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology; Nov2022, Vol. 106 Issue 21, p7235-7249, 15p

The peptidoglycan and biofilm matrix of Staphylococcus epidermidis undergo structural changes when exposed to human platelets.

Authors: Loza-Correa, Maria^1,2, Ayala, Juan A.³, Perelman, Iris¹, Hubbard, Keith⁴, Kalab, Miloslav⁴, Yi, Qi-Long¹, Taha, Mariam¹, de Pedro, Miguel A.³, Ramirez-Arcos, Sandra^1,2 sandra.ramirez@blood.ca

Source: PLoS ONE. 1/25/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *STAPHYLOCOCCUS epidermidis, *BLOOD platelets, *IMMUNE system, *IMMUNE response, *BIOFILMS, *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering

The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete.

Authors: Davis, Marisela M.^1,2, Brock, Aaron M.^1,2,3, DeHart, Tanner G.^1,2, Boribong, Brittany P.⁴, Lee, Katherine⁵, McClune, Mecaila E.^1,2, Chang, Yunjie^6,7, Cramer, Nicholas¹, Liu, Jun^6,7, Jones, Caroline N.^3,4, Jutras, Brandon L.^1,2,3,8,9, bjutras@vt.edu

Source: PLoS Pathogens; 5/13/2021, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p1-28, 28p

A central role for PBP2 in the activation of peptidoglycan polymerization by the bacterial cell elongation machinery.

Authors: Rohs, Patricia D. A.¹, Buss, Jackson¹, Sim, Sue I.¹, Squyres, Georgia R.², Srisuknimit, Veerasak³, Smith, Mandy¹, Cho, Hongbaek⁴, Sjodt, Megan⁵, Kruse, Andrew C.⁵, Garner, Ethan C.², Walker, Suzanne¹, Kahne, Daniel E.³, Bernhardt, Thomas G.^1,6 thomas_bernhardt@hms.harvard.edu

Source: PLoS Genetics. 10/18/2018, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p1-25. 25p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *POLYMERIZATION, *BACTERIAL cells, *ENZYMES, *BACTERIAL cell walls, *CYTOKINESIS

Peptidoglycan potentiates the membrane disrupting effect of the carboxyamidated form of DMS-DA6, a Gram-positive selective antimicrobial peptide isolated from Pachymedusa dacnicolor skin.

Authors: Cardon, Sébastien¹, Sachon, Emmanuelle^1,2, Carlier, Ludovic¹, Drujon, Thierry¹, Walrant, Astrid¹, Alemán-Navarro, Estefanía³, Martínez-Osorio, Verónica³, Guianvarc'h, Dominique¹, Sagan, Sandrine¹, Fleury, Yannick⁴, Marquant, Rodrigue¹, Piesse, Christophe⁵, Rosenstein, Yvonne³, Auvynet, Constance³ constance@ibt.unam.mx, Lacombe, Claire^1,6 claire.lacombe@upmc.fr

Source: PLoS ONE. 10/16/2018, Vol. 13 Issue 10, p1-24. 24p.

Subject Terms: *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *GRAM-positive bacterial infections, *ANTIMICROBIAL peptides, *MEXICAN leaf frog, *BACTERIOLOGY

Detection of fungal and bacterial carbohydrates: Do the similar structures of chitin and peptidoglycan play a role in immune dysfunction?

Authors: Dworkin, Jonathan¹ jonathan.dworkin@columbia.edu

Source: PLoS Pathogens. 10/11/2018, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *CHITIN, *PEPTIDOGLYCANS, *IMMUNOLOGIC diseases, *CARBOHYDRATES, *CROSS reactions (Immunology)