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S. J. Foster

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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J. K. Hobbs· 3 shared K. Wacnik· 3 shared J. Kolata· 2 shared K. D. Buchan· 2 shared M. van Gent· 2 shared N. V. Ogryzko· 2 shared S. A. Renshaw· 2 shared T. K. Prajsnar· 2 shared

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The roles of GpsB and DivIVA in Staphylococcus aureus growth and division

J. A. F. Sutton, M. Cooke, M. Tinajero-Trejo, K. Wacnik, B. Salamaga, C. Portman-Ross, V. A. Lund, J. K. Hobbs, S. J. Foster

This study investigates the roles of DivIVA and GpsB in S. aureus cell cycle and morphogenesis, finding that GpsB regulates cell shape by affecting peptidoglycan synthesis.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

PBP1 of Staphylococcus aureus has multiple essential functions in cell division

K. Wacnik, V. A. Rao, X. Chen, L. Lafage, M. Pazos, S. Booth, W. Vollmer, J. K. Hobbs, R. J. Lewis, S. J. Foster

This study shows PBP1 in Staphylococcus aureus has essential roles in cell division through its enzymatic activity and PASTA domains, affecting septum formation and morphology.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

An Exhaustive Multiple Knockout Approach to Understanding Cell Wall Hydrolase Function in Bacillus subtilis

S. Wilson, R. K. J. Tank, J. K. Hobbs, S. j. Foster, E. C. Garner

This paper identifies the minimal set of cell wall hydrolases required for growth in Bacillus subtilis by creating a strain lacking 40 hydrolases, showing that only two remain essential.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Human-specific staphylococcal virulence factors enhance pathogenicity in a humanised zebrafish C5a receptor model.

K. D. Buchan, M. van Gent, T. K. Prajsnar, N. V. Ogryzko, N. de Jong, J. Kolata, S. J. Foster, J. A. van Strijp, S. A. Renshaw

This study shows human-specific S. aureus toxins enhance pathogenicity in a humanised zebrafish model expressing the human C5a receptor.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2020Immunology

A transgenic zebrafish line for in vivo visualisation of neutrophil myeloperoxidase

K. D. Buchan, T. K. Prajsnar, N. V. Ogryzko, N. W. de Jong, M. van Gent, J. Kolata, S. J. Foster, J. A. G. A. Van Strijp, S. A. Renshaw

This paper introduces a transgenic zebrafish line expressing human MPO with a fluorescent tag to study neutrophil granule dynamics in vivo.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2019Immunology

SosA inhibits cell division in Staphylococcus aureus in response to DNA damage

M. S. Bojer, K. Wacnik, P. Kjelgaard, C. Gallay, A. L. Bottomley, M. T. Cohn, G. Lindahl, D. Frees, J.-W. Veening, S. J. Foster, H. Ingmer

This paper identifies SosA as a DNA-damage-inducible cell-division inhibitor in Staphylococcus aureus, showing it halts division at a specific stage and is regulated by membrane protease CtpA.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2019Microbiology