2022

Structural and Genomic Evolution of RRNPPA Systems and Their Pheromone Signaling

Unraveling the Pathobiological Role of the Fungal KEOPS Complex in Cryptococcus neoformans

Discovery of Unannotated Small Open Reading Frames in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 Involved in Quorum Sensing and Virulence Using Ribosome Profiling

Anaerobic Biohydrogenation of Isoprene by Acetobacterium wieringae Strain Y

The CovRS Environmental Sensor Directly Controls the ComRS Signaling System To Orchestrate Competence Bimodality in Salivarius Streptococci

2021

Characterization of a Four-Component Regulatory System Controlling Bacteriocin Production in Streptococcus gallolyticus

"Secretion, Maturation, and Activity of a Quorum Sensing Peptide (GSP) Inducing Bacteriocin Transcription in Streptococcus gallolyticus"

A Streptococcus Quorum Sensing System Enables Suppression of Innate Immunity

Multiple Pathways to Homothallism in Closely Related Yeast Lineages in the Basidiomycota

2020

Molecular Determinants of Substrate Selectivity of a Pneumococcal Rgg-Regulated Peptidase-Containing ABC Transporter

2019

Expression and Immunostaining Analyses Suggest that Pneumocystis Primary Homothallism Involves Trophic Cells Displaying Both Plus and Minus Pheromone Receptors

The Unfolded Protein Response Regulates Pathogenic Development of Ustilago maydis by Rok1-Dependent Inhibition of Mating-Type Signaling

Streptomyces Volatile Compounds Influence Exploration and Microbial Community Dynamics by Altering Iron Availability

Rapid Phenotypic and Metabolomic Domestication of Wild Penicillium Molds on Cheese

2018

Enterococcus faecalis Sex Pheromone cCF10 Enhances Conjugative Plasmid Transfer In Vivo

Polygenic Analysis in Absence of Major Effector ATF1 Unveils Novel Components in Yeast Flavor Ester Biosynthesis

A Secreted Bacterial Peptidylarginine Deiminase Can Neutralize Human Innate Immune Defenses

Could Positive Feedback Enable Bacterial Pheromone Signaling To Coordinate Behaviors in Response to Heterogeneous Environmental Cues?

2017

Functional Role of Lanthanides in Enzymatic Activity and Transcriptional Regulation of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone-Dependent Alcohol Dehydrogenases in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

2016

Volatile Compounds Emitted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stimulate Growth of the Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

2015

Identification of Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors Disrupting Signaling between Rgg and Short Hydrophobic Peptides in Streptococci

Malaria parasites produce volatile mosquito attractants

RovS and its associated signaling peptide form a cell-to-cell communication system required for Streptococcus agalactiae pathogenesis

Acetic Acid Acts as a Volatile Signal To Stimulate Bacterial Biofilm Formation

Evolutionary Selection on Barrier Activity: Bar1 Is an Aspartyl Protease with Novel Substrate Specificity

2014

An ABC transporter is required for secretion of peptide sex pheromones in Enterococcus faecalis

Global survey of canonical Aspergillus flavus G protein-coupled receptors

2013

Prezygotic and postzygotic control of uniparental mitochondrial DNA inheritance in Cryptococcus neoformans

2011

RNA-mediated reciprocal regulation between two bacterial operons is RNase III dependent

Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae is regulated by the rate of ribosomal decoding errors

"Conserved mutations in the pneumococcal bacteriocin transporter gene, blpA, result in a complex population consisting of producers and cheaters"

Utilization of the mating scaffold protein in the evolution of a new signal transduction pathway for biofilm development

2010

Multidrug-resistant enterococci lack CRISPR-cas

Analogous telesensing pathways regulate mating and virulence in two opportunistic human pathogens