[HTML][HTML] Two-component systems of S. aureus: signaling and sensing mechanisms

L Bleul, P Francois, C Wolz - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
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Gas and light: triggers of c-di-GMP-mediated regulation

Z Yu, W Zhang, H Yang, SH Chou… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The widespread bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP is responsible for regulating many
important physiological functions such as biofilm formation, motility, cell differentiation, and …

Asymmetric total synthesis of polycyclic xanthenes and discovery of a WalK activator active against MRSA

MJ Cheng, YY Wu, H Zeng, TH Zhang, YX Hu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of new antibiotics continues to pose challenges, particularly considering
the growing threat of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Structurally diverse natural …

Virulence factor targeting of the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus for vaccine and therapeutics

TL Kane, KE Carothers, SW Lee - Current drug targets, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial pathogen capable of causing a
range of infections in humans from gastrointestinal disease, skin and soft tissue infections, to …

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

IR Monk, N Shaikh, SL Begg, M Gajdiss… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
WalKR (YycFG) is the only essential two-component regulator in the human pathogen
Staphylococcus aureus. WalKR regulates peptidoglycan synthesis, but this function alone …

YycH and YycI Regulate Expression of Staphylococcus aureus Autolysins by Activation of WalRK Phosphorylation

M Gajdiss, IR Monk, U Bertsche, J Kienemund, T Funk… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative pathogen that can encode numerous antibiotic
resistance and immune evasion genes and can cause severe infections. Reduced …

Quorum Sensing Inhibition Attenuates the Virulence of the Plant Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex

A Yoshihara, M Shimatani, M Sakata… - ACS Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) cause “bacterial wilt” on a wide
range of plant species and thus lead to marked economic losses in agriculture. Quorum …

Two‑component signaling pathways modulate drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus

S Wu, K Lin, Y Liu, H Zhang… - Biomedical Reports, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
As the issues surrounding antibiotic‑resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
are becoming increasingly serious concerns, it is imperative to investigate new therapeutic …

Essentiality and function of WalK/WalR two-component system: the past, present, and future of research

H Takada, H Yoshikawa - Bioscience, Biotechnology, and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The WalK/WalR two-component system (TCS), originally identified in Bacillus
subtilis, is very highly conserved in gram-positive bacteria, including several important …

The extracellular domain of two-component system sensor kinase VanS from Streptomyces coelicolor binds vancomycin at a newly identified binding site

C Lockey, RJ Edwards, DI Roper, AM Dixon - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin has been widely used to treat infections of Gram-
positive bacteria including Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …