Christopher Rodrigues

Publications

• Evidence that regulation of intramembrane proteolysis is mediated by substrate gating during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
• A two-step transport pathway allows the mother cell to nurture the developing spore in Bacillus subtilis.
• The Bacillus subtilis germinant receptor GerA triggers premature germination in response to morphological defects during sporulation.
• Structural characterization of the sporulation protein GerM from Bacillus subtilis.
• A ring-shaped conduit connects the mother cell and forespore during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
• FisB Mediated Membrane Fission During Sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis
• Influence of the nucleoid and the early stages of DNA replication on positioning the division site in Bacillus subtilis
• CtpB assembles a gated protease tunnel regulating cell-cell signaling during spore formation in Bacillus subtilis.
• GerM is required to assemble the basal platform of the SpoIIIA-SpoIIQ transenvelope complex during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
• Connecting the dots of the bacterial cell cycle: Coordinating chromosome replication and segregation with cell division.
• Peptidoglycan hydrolysis is required for assembly and activity of the transenvelope secretion complex during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
• High-Throughput Genetic Screens Identify a Large and Diverse Collection of New Sporulation Genes in Bacillus subtilis.
• The New Kid on the Block: A Specialized Secretion System during Bacterial Sporulation
• Role of FisB-Cardiolipin Interactions in Membrane Fission during Sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis
• The Min System And Nucleoid Occlusion Are Not Required For Identifying The Division Site In Bacillus Subtilis But Ensure Its Efficient Utilization
• Salt-sensitivity of σ(H) and Spo0A prevents sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at high osmolarity avoiding death during cellular differentiation.
• An experimentally supported model of the Bacillus subtilis global transcriptional regulatory network.
• Impaired colonization and infection of tomato roots by the Deltafrp1 mutant of Fusarium oxysporum correlates with reduced CWDE gene expression.
• FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria
• Chromosome Segregation and Peptidoglycan Remodeling Are Coordinated at a Highly Stabilized Septal Pore to Maintain Bacterial Spore Development.
• The ParB homologs, Spo0J and Noc, together prevent premature midcell Z ring assembly when the early stages of replication are blocked in Bacillus subtilis.
• FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria.
• A dynamic, ring-forming MucB / RseB-like protein influences spore shape in Bacillus subtilis.
• Structural insights into ring-building motif domains involved in bacterial sporulation.