Microbiology

• Structure and function of the complete internal fusion loop from Ebolavirus glycoprotein 2

  S. M. Gregory et al.
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  doi:10.1073/pnas.1104760108

  Abstract

• Galectin-9 binding to cell surface protein disulfide isomerase regulates the redox environment to enhance T-cell migration and HIV entry

  S. Bi, P. W. Hong, B. Lee & L. G. Baum
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108
  doi:10.1073/pnas.1017954108

  Abstract

• The polymorphic HCMV glycoprotein UL20 is targeted for lysosomal degradation by multiple cytoplasmic dileucine motifs

  Ivan Jelcic et al.
  Original research paper: Traffic
  doi:10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01236.x

  Abstract

• Clostridium difficile has an original peptidoglycan structure with high level of N-acetylglucosamine deacetylation and mainly 3-3 cross-links

  J. Peltier et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.259150

  Abstract

• X-ray structure of a bacterial oligosaccharyltransferase

  Christian Lizak et al.
  Original research paper: Nature 474 350-355 (2011)
  doi:10.1038/nature10151

  Abstract

• Characterization of Glycosylation Profiles of HIV-1 Transmitted/Founder Envelopes by Mass Spectrometry

  E. P. Go et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Virology
  doi:10.1128/JVI.05053-11

  Abstract

• Wall Teichoic Acid-Dependent Adsorption of Staphylococcal Siphovirus and Myovirus

  G. Xia et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Bacteriology
  doi:10.1128/JB.01412-10

  Abstract

• An Infant-associated Bacterial Commensal Utilizes Breast Milk Sialyloligosaccharides

  D. A. Sela et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.193359

  Abstract

• Broadly neutralizing DNA vaccine with specific mutation alters the antigenicity and sugar-binding activities of influenza hemagglutinin

  M.-W. Chen et al.
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108
  doi:10.1073/pnas.1019744108

  Abstract

• Viral induction and targeted inhibition of galectin-1 in EBV+ posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders

  J. Ouyang et al.
  Original research paper: Blood 117
  doi:10.1182/blood-2010-11-320481

  Abstract

• Oligosaccharide conjugates of Bordetella pertussis and bronchiseptica induce bactericidal antibodies, an addition to pertussis vaccine

  J. Kubler-kielb et al.
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108
  doi:10.1073/pnas.1100782108

  Abstract

• A Processive Glycosyltransferase Involved in Glycolipid Synthesis during Phosphate Deprivation in Mesorhizobium loti

  E. A. Devers et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Bacteriology 193
  doi:10.1128/JB.00768-10

  Abstract

• Posttranslational Modification of Pili upon Cell Contact Triggers N. meningitidis Dissemination

  J. Chamot-rooke et al.
  Original research paper: Science 331
  doi:10.1126/science.1200729

  Abstract

• Peptidoglycan recognition proteins kill bacteria by activating protein-sensing two-component systems

  Des Raj Kashyap et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Medicine 17 676-683 (2011)
  doi:10.1038/nm.2357

  Abstract

• The Bacterial Fimbrial Tip Acts as a Mechanical Force Sensor

  Pavel Aprikian et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS Biology 9
  doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000617

  Abstract

• The Conformation and Function of a Multimodular Glycogen-Degrading Pneumococcal Virulence Factor

  Alicia Lammerts van bueren et al.
  Original research paper: Structure 19
  doi:10.1016/j.str.2011.03.001

  Abstract

• Structure-Function Analysis of a CVNH-LysM Lectin Expressed during Plant Infection by the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

  Leonardus M.I. Koharudin et al.
  Original research paper: Structure 19
  doi:10.1016/j.str.2011.03.004

  Abstract

• Studies of the genetics, function and kinetic mechanism of TagE - the wall teichoic acid glycosyltransferase in bacillus subtilis 168

  S. E. Allison et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.241265

  Abstract

• Screening of Escherichia coli Species Biodiversity Reveals New Biofilm-Associated Antiadhesion Polysaccharides

  O. Rendueles et al.
  Original research paper: mBio 2
  doi:10.1128/mBio.00043-11

  Abstract

• Glycosylation regulates the specific induction of rice immune responses by Acidovorax avenae flagellin

  H. Hirai et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.254029

  Abstract

• Characterization of O-acetylation of N-acetylglucosamine: a novel structural variation of bacterial peptidoglycan

  E. Bernard et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.241414

  Abstract

• Lack of Galectin-3 Disturbs Mesenteric Lymph Node Homeostasis and B Cell Niches in the Course of Schistosoma mansoni Infection

  Felipe L. Oliveira et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS ONE 6
  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019216

  Abstract

• Two gene clusters co-ordinate for a functional N-acetylglucosamine catabolic pathway in Vibrio cholerae

  Swagata Ghosh et al.
  Original research paper: Molecular Microbiology 80
  doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07664.x

  Abstract

• L-Fucose utilization provides Campylobacter jejuni with a competitive advantage

  M. Stahl et al.
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108
  doi:10.1073/pnas.1014125108

  Abstract

• MHCII glycosylation modulates Bacteroides fragilis carbohydrate antigen presentation

  S. O. Ryan, J. A. Bonomo, F. Zhao & B. A. Cobb
  Original research paper: Journal of Experimental Medicine 208
  doi:10.1084/jem.20100508

  Abstract

• Introduction of N-Linked Glycans in the Lectin Domain of Surfactant Protein D: IMPACT ON INTERACTIONS WITH INFLUENZA A VIRUSES

  M. Van eijk et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.224469

  Abstract

• Structure and Immunological Characterization of the Capsular Polysaccharide of a Pyrogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: ACTIVATION OF MACROPHAGES THROUGH TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4

  F.-L. Yang et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.222091

  Abstract

• Uptake of unnatural trehalose analogs as a reporter for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Keriann M Backus et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Chemical Biology 7
  doi:10.1038/nchembio.539

  Abstract

• A Novel Mechanism of Programmed Cell Death in Bacteria by Toxin–Antitoxin Systems Corrupts Peptidoglycan Synthesis

  Hannes Mutschler et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS Biology 9
  doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001033

  Abstract

• The Dynamics of Plant Cell-Wall Polysaccharide Decomposition in Leaf-Cutting Ant Fungus Gardens

  Isabel E. Moller et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS ONE 6
  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017506

  Abstract

• The Chondroitin Sulfate A-binding Site of the VAR2CSA Protein Involves Multiple N-terminal Domains

  M. Dahlback et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.191510

  Abstract

• Crystal Structure Analysis of the Polysialic Acid Specific O-Acetyltransferase NeuO

  Eike C. Schulz et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS ONE 6
  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017403

  Abstract

• Analysis of a New Family of Widely Distributed Metal-independent  -Mannosidases Provides Unique Insight into the Processing of N-Linked Glycans

  K. J. Gregg et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.223172

  Abstract

• The C-Terminal Domain of the Arabinosyltransferase Mycobacterium tuberculosis EmbC Is a Lectin-Like Carbohydrate Binding Module

  Luke J. Alderwick et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS Pathogens 7
  doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001299

  Abstract

• Fungal Recognition Enhances Mannose Receptor Shedding through Dectin-1 Engagement

  U. Gazi et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.185025

  Abstract

• Sublancin is not a lantibiotic but an S-linked glycopeptide

  Trent J Oman et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Chemical Biology 7 78-80 (2011)
  doi:10.1038/nchembio.509

  Abstract

• The GD1a glycan is a cellular receptor for adenoviruses causing epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

  Emma C Nilsson et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Medicine 17 105-109 (2010)
  doi:10.1038/nm.2267

  Abstract

• Milk sialyllactose influences colitis in mice through selective intestinal bacterial colonization

  A. Fuhrer et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Experimental Medicine 207
  doi:10.1084/jem.20101098

  Abstract

• Syndecan-1 Promotes Staphylococcus aureus Corneal Infection by Counteracting Neutrophil-mediated Host Defense

  A. Hayashida, S. Amano & P. W. Park
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.185165

  Abstract

• Glycosylation Focuses Sequence Variation in the Influenza A Virus H1 Hemagglutinin Globular Domain

  Suman R. Das et al.
  Original research paper: PLoS Pathogens 6
  doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001211

  Abstract

• Three Sialidases: Three Different Products

  Guogang Xu et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of the American Chemical Society 133
  doi:10.1021/ja110733q

  Abstract

• Suppressive Effect of Bacterial Polysaccharides on BAFF System Is Responsible for Their Poor Immunogenicity

  S. Kanswal et al.
  Original research paper: The Journal of Immunology 186
  doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1002976

  Abstract

• Lipooligosaccharide of Campylobacter jejuni: SIMILARITY WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF MAMMALIAN GLYCANS BEYOND GANGLIOSIDES

  R. S. Houliston et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.181750

  Abstract

• Glycosylation Is Required for Outer Membrane Localization of the Lectin LecB in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  K.-M. Bartels et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Bacteriology 193
  doi:10.1128/JB.01507-10

  Abstract

• Synthetic UDP-Furanoses as Potent Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Galactan Biogenesis

  Pauline Peltier et al.
  Original research paper: Chemistry & Biology 17
  doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.10.014

  Abstract

• Fungal lipochitooligosaccharide symbiotic signals in arbuscular mycorrhiza

  Fabienne Maillet et al.
  Original research paper: Nature 469 58-63 (2011)
  doi:10.1038/nature09622

  Abstract

• Meningococcal Group W-135 and Y Capsular Polysaccharides Paradoxically Enhance Activation of the Alternative Pathway of Complement

  S. Ram, L. A. Lewis & S. Agarwal
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.184838

  Abstract

• Glycoantigens Induce Human Peripheral Tr1 Cell Differentiation with Gut-homing Specialization

  L. S. C. Kreisman & B. A. Cobb
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 286
  doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.206011

  Abstract

• Functional and genomic analyses of blocked protein O-mannosylation in baker's yeast

  Javier Arroyo et al.
  Original research paper: Molecular Microbiology 79
  doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07537.x

  Abstract

• Dynamics of Glycoprotein Charge in the Evolutionary History of Human Influenza

  Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Bryan Grenfell & Jean-Pierre Vartanian
  Original research paper: PLoS ONE 5
  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015674

  Abstract

• The Pathogenic Fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Exports Extracellular Vesicles Containing Highly Immunogenic  -Galactosyl Epitopes

  M. C. Vallejo et al.
  Original research paper: Eukaryotic Cell 10
  doi:10.1128/EC.00227-10

  Abstract

• Proteome-wide systems analysis of a cellulosic biofuel-producing microbe

  Andrew C Tolonen et al.
  Original research paper: Molecular Systems Biology 7 (2011)
  doi:10.1038/msb.2010.116

  Abstract