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Z. N. Phillips

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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J. M. Atack· 4 shared M. P. Jennings· 4 shared G. Tram· 3 shared A.-U. Husna· 2 shared F. E.- C. Jen· 2 shared P. J. Blackall· 2 shared A. Calcutt· 1 shared A. Jennison· 1 shared

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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae encodes multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases that comprise distinct phasevarions

N. Nahar, G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips, L. Weinert, J. Bosse, J. Jabbari, Q. Gouil, M. Du, M. E. Ritchie, R. Bowden, P. R. Langford, A. W. Tucker, M. P. Jennings, C. Turni, , J. M. Atack

This study identifies multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, showing their role in regulating phasevarions and pathogenic traits.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

A phasevarion controls multiple virulence traits, including expression of vaccine candidates, in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Z. N. Phillips, C. Trappetti, A. Van Den Bergh, G. Martin, A. Calcutt, V. Ozberk, P. Guillon, M. Pandey, M. von Itzstein, W. E. Swords, J. C. Paton, M. P. Jennings, J. M. Atack

This study shows that the SpnIII phasevarion in S. pneumoniae affects multiple virulence traits and vaccine candidate expression, highlighting its importance in vaccine design.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Characterisation of the phase-variable autotransporter Lav reveals a role in host cell adherence and biofilm formation in Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae

Z. N. Phillips, P. Garai, G. Tram, A.-U. Husna, M. Staples, K. Grimwood, A. Jennison, M. P. Jennings, K. Brockman, J. M. Atack

This study characterizes the phase-variable autotransporter Lav in NTHi, showing its role in host cell adherence and biofilm formation.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Streptococcus suis encodes multiple allelic variants of a phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase, ModS, that control distinct phasevarions

G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips, J. Timms, A.-U. Husna, M. P. Jennings, P. J. Blackall, J. M. Atack

This paper identifies multiple allelic variants of the phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase ModS in Streptococcus suis, showing they regulate distinct phasevarions affecting growth and antibiotic resistance.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2021Microbiology