Thomas E. Kehl‐Fie

This study identifies two sRNAs in Staphylococcus aureus that regulate zinc homeostasis, showing their role in Zn-sparing responses and adaptation to metal limitation.

This paper describes an engineered E. coli strain that produces recombinant superoxide dismutase isozymes with controlled metal loading for biochemical analysis.

This study investigates how metal preference in SodFM enzymes evolves through redox modulation by the secondary coordination sphere, revealing a link between oxidation state and catalytic metal preference.

This study shows that bacteria use multiple accessory regulator families to control phosphate homeostasis, with S. aureus utilizing three groups that operate hierarchically depending on the environment.

This study shows that calprotectin reduces β-lactam antibiotic efficacy by inactivating bacterial autolysins through zinc sequestration, independent of bacterial growth.

The paper identifies a novel RNA-RNA interaction regulating the mntY gene in Staphylococcus aureus, essential for metal homeostasis and virulence.