Publications of J-V Höltje

Bertsche, U.; Kast, T.; Wolf, B.; Fraipont, C.; Aarsman, M.; Kannenberg, K.; von Rechenberg, M.; Nguyen-Distèch, M.; den Blaauwen, T.; Höltje, J.-V. et al.; Vollmer, W.: Interaction between two murein (peptidoglycan) synthases, PBP3 and PBP1B, in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology 61 (3), pp. 675 - 690 (2006)

Li, S.; Höltje, J.-V.; Young, K.: Comparison of high-performance liquid chromatography and fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis methods for analyzing peptidoglycan composition of Escherichia coli. Analytical Biochemistry 326 (1), pp. 1 - 12 (2004)

Stafanova, M.; Tomberg, J.; Olesky, M.; Höltje, J.-V.; Gutheil, W.; Nicholas, R.: Neisseria gonorrhoeae penicillin-binding protein 3 exhibits exceptionally high carboxypeptidase and beta-lactam binding activities. Biochemistry 42 (49), pp. 14614 - 14625 (2003)

Meisel, U.; Höltje, J.-V.; Vollmer, W.: Overproduction of inactive variants of the murein synthase PBP1B causes lysis in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 185 (18), pp. 5342 - 5348 (2003)

de Pedro, M.; Young, K.; Höltje, J.-V.; Schwarz, H.: Branching of Escherichia coli cells arises from multiple sites of inert peptidoglycan. Journal of Bacteriology 185 (4), pp. 1147 - 1152 (2003)

Heidrich, C.; Ursinus, A.; Berger, J.; Schwarz, H.; Höltje, J.-V.: Effects of multiple deletions of murein hydrolases on viability, septum cleavage, and sensitivity to large toxic molecules in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 184 (22), pp. 6093 - 6099 (2002)

Jennings, G.; Savino, S.; Marchetti, E.; Aricò, B.; Kast, T.; Baldi, L.; Ursinus, A.; Höltje, J.-V.; Nicholas, R.; Rappuoli, R. et al.; Grandi, G.: GNA33 from Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B encodes a membrane-bound lytic transglycosylase (MltA). European Journal of Biochemistry 269 (15), pp. 3722 - 3731 (2002)

de Pedro, M.; Höltje, J.-V.; Schwarz, H.: Fast lysis of Escherichia coli filament cells requires differentiation of potential division sites. Microbiology 148 (11), pp. 79 - 86 (2002)

Vollmer, W.; Höltje, J.-V.: Morphogenesis of Escherichia coli. Current Opinion in Microbiology 4 (6), pp. 625 - 633 (2001)

Höltje, J.-V.: The alternative to penicillins. Nature Medicine 7 (10), pp. 1100 - 1101 (2001)

de Pedro, M.; Donachie, W.; Höltje, J.-V.; Schwarz, H.: Constitutive septal murein synthesis in Escherichia coli with impaired activity of the morphogenetic proteins RodA and penicillin-binding protein 2. Journal of Bacteriology 183 (14), pp. 4115 - 4126 (2001)

Heidrich, C.; Templin, M.; Ursinus, A.; Merdanovic, M.; Berger, J.; Schwarz, H.; de Pedro, M.; Höltje, J.-V.: Involvement of N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidases in cell separation and antibiotic-induced autolysis of Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology 41 (1), pp. 167 - 178 (2001)

Höltje, J.-V.; Heidrich, C.: Enzymology of elongation and constriction of the murein sacculus of Escherichia coli. Biochimie 83 (1), pp. 103 - 108 (2001)

von Rechenberg, M.; Höltje, J.-V.: Two-step procedure for purification and separation of the essential penicillin-binding proteins PBP 1A and 1Bs of Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters 189 (2), pp. 201 - 204 (2000)

Vollmer, W.; Höltje, J.-V.: A simple screen for murein transglycosylase inhibitors. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 44 (5), pp. 1181 - 1185 (2000)

Kraft, A.; Prabhu, J.; Ursinus, A.; Höltje, J.-V.: Interference with murein turnover has no effect on growth but reduces beta-lactamase induction in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 181 (23), pp. 7192 - 7198 (1999)

Schiffer, G.; Höltje, J.-V.: Cloning and characterization of PBP 1C, a third member of the multimodular class A penicillin-binding proteins of Escherichia coli. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (45), pp. 32031 - 32039 (1999)

Templin, M.; Ursinus, A.; Höltje, J.-V.: A defect in cell wall recycling triggers autolysis during the stationary growth phase of Escherichia coli. The EMBO Journal 18 (15), pp. 4108 - 4117 (1999)

Vollmer, W.; von Rechenberg, M.; Höltje, J.-V.: Demonstration of molecular interactions between the murein polymerase PBP1B, the lytic transglycosylase MltA, and the scaffolding protein MipA of Escherichia coli. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (10), pp. 6726 - 6734 (1999)

Ishidate, K.; Ursinus, A.; Höltje, J.-V.; Rothfield, L.: Analysis of the length distribution of murein glycan strands in ftsZ and ftsI mutants of E. coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters 168 (1), pp. 71 - 75 (1998)