Jan Bornikoel

TL;DR: The first information on the intercellular exchange of a physiologically important molecule, sucrose is provided and some of the septal proteins involved in sucrose exchange are identified, and results indicate that these proteins form structures functionally analogous to metazoan gap junctions.

TL;DR: It is suggested that both amidases are to some extent redundant in their function, and a functional relationship of AmiC1 and septal proteins SepJ and FraCD is described.

TL;DR: The data show that the LytM factor Alr3353 regulates nanopore formation and cell–cell communication by directly interacting with AmiC1.

TL;DR: Results suggest that conjugation of CORMs to known antibiotics may produce useful structures with synergistic effects that increase the conjugate’s activity relative to that of the antibiotic alone.

TL;DR: First insights into the mode of action of cervimycin-resistant S. aureus strains are provided, suggesting cell wall metabolism or the Clp protease system as primary target of cervIMycin.