Publications

@ corresponding author * equal contribution

2024

Anso I, Zouhir S, Sana T and Krasteva PV @.  'Structural basis for synthase activation and cellulose modification in the E. coli  Type II Bcs secretion system'. bioRxiv  (2024)  doi: 10.1101/2024.06.05.597511    [PDF]   |  in press  Nature Communications

Anso I, Gayral D and Krasteva PV @. 'Cellulose and cellulose secretion in bacterial biofilms'.  Biofilm Matrix, Springer Series on Biofilms   |  (in press)

Krasteva PV @. 'Bacterial synthase-dependent exopolysaccharide secretion: a focus on cellulose'. Curr Opin Microbiol  79: 102476 (2024)       [PDF]

2023

Sana TG*, Notopoulou A*, Puygrenier L, Decossas M, Moreau S, Carlier A and Krasteva PV @. 'Structures and Roles of BcsD and Partner Scaffold Proteins in Proteobacterial Cellulose Secretion'. Current Biology  13: S0960-9822(23)01645-7 (2023)       [PDF]

Torres-Sánchez L, Sana TG, Decossas M, Hashem Y and Krasteva PV @. 'Structures of the P. aeruginosa FleQ-FleN master regulators reveal large-scale conformational switching in motility and biofilm control'. PNAS  120 (50): e2312276120 (2023)       [PDF]

Zouhir S*, Abidi W*  and Krasteva PV @. 'Large complexes: Cloning Strategy, Production and Purification'. Methods in Molecular Biology  2715: 395-413 (2023)      

2022

Abidi W*, Decossas M*, Torres-Sánchez L*, Puygrenier L, Létoffé S, Ghigo JM and Krasteva PV @. 'Bacterial crystalline cellulose secretion via a supramolecular BcsHD scaffold'.  Science Advances  8, eadd1170 (2022)       [PDF]

Altinoglu I*, Abriat G*, Carreaux A, Torres-Sánchez L, Poidevin M, Krasteva PV and Yamaichi Y @. 'Analysis of HubP-dependent cell pole protein targeting in Vibrio cholerae uncovers novel motility regulators'. PLoS Genetics  18 (1): e1009991 (2022)        [PDF]

2021

Abidi W*, Torres-Sánchez L*, Siroy A* and Krasteva PV @. 'Weaving of bacterial cellulose by the Bcs secretion systems'. FEMS Microbiology Reviews   fuab051 (2021)        [PDF]

Abidi W*, Zouhir S*, Caleechurn M, Roche S and Krasteva PV @. 'Architecture and regulation of an enterobacterial cellulose secretion system'. Science Advances  7 (5): eabd8049 (2021)        [PDF] 

2020

Zouhir S*, Abidi W*, Caleechurn M and Krasteva PV @. 'Structure and multitasking of the c-di-GMP-sensing cellulose secretion regulator BcsE'. mBio  11: e01303-20 (2020)         [PDF]

2017

Krasteva PV @*, Bernal-Bayard J*, Travier L, Martín FA, Kaminski PA, Karimova G, Fronzes R and Ghigo JM @. 'Insights into the structure and assembly of a bacterial cellulose secretion system'. Nature Communications  8 (1): 2065 (2017)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV @ and Sondermann H @. 'Versatile modes of cellular regulation via cyclic dinucleotides'. Nature Chemical Biology  13: 350-359 (2017)          [PDF]

Diallo A*, Foster HR*, Gromek KA, Perry TN, Dujeancourt A, Krasteva PV, Gubellini F, Falbel TG, Burton BM @, Fronzes R @. 'Bacterial transformation: ComFA is a DNA‐dependent ATPase that forms complexes with ComFC and DprA'. Molecular Microbiology  105 (5): 741-754 (2017)          [PDF]

Matsuyama BY, Krasteva PV and Navarro MVAS @. 'Isothermal Titration Calorimetry to Determine Apparent Dissociation Constants (Kd) and Stoichiometry of Interaction (n) of C-di-GMP Binding Proteins'. Methods in Molecular Biology  1657: 403-416 (2017)

2016

Matsuyama BY*, Krasteva PV*, Baraquet C, Harwood CS @, Sondermann H @ and Navarro MVAS @. 'Mechanistic insights into c-di-GMP-dependent control of the biofilm regulator FleQ from Pseudomonas aeruginosa'. PNAS  113 (2): E209-18 (2016)          [PDF]

2015

Laurenceau R*, Krasteva PV @*, Diallo A, Ouarti S, Duchateau M, Malosse C, Chamot-Rooke J, Fronzes R @. 'Conserved Streptococcus pneumoniae spirosomes suggest a single type of transformation pilus in competence'. PLoS Pathogens  11 (4): e1004835 (2015)          [PDF]

2014

Goyal P, Krasteva PV, Van Gerven N, Gubellini F, Van den Broeck I, Troupiotis-Tsaïlaki A, Jonckheere W, Péhau-Arnaudet G, Pinkner JS, Chapman MR, Hultgren SJ, Howorka S, Fronzes R @, Remaut H @. 'Structural and mechanistic insights into the bacterial amyloid secretion channel CsgG'. Nature  516 (7530): 250-3 (2014)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'CRISPR snapshots of a gene-editting tool'. Nature Methods  11 (4): 365 (2014)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Zooming in on nuclear logistics'. Nature Methods  11 (2): 126-7 (2014)          [PDF]

2012

Krasteva PV, Giglio KM and Sondermann H @. 'Sensing the messenger: the diverse ways that bacteria signal through c-di-GMP.' Protein Science  21 (7): 929-48 (2012)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'DNA nanoLEGOlogy.' Nature Methods  9 (7): 640-1 (2012)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'RNA structures'. Nature Methods  9 (1): 38 (2012)          [PDF]

2011

Navarro MVAS*, Newell PD*, Krasteva PV*, Chatterjee D*, Madden DR, O'Toole GA @ and Sondermann H @. 'Structural basis for c-di-GMP-mediated inside-out signaling controlling periplasmic proteolysis'. PLoS Biology  9 (2): e1000588 (2011)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Wholesome proteomics'. Nature Methods  8 (12): 1002 (2011)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Molecular matchmaking for neural control'. Nature Methods  8 (11):898 (2011)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Clarifying brain structure, literally'. Nature Methods  8 (10): 793 (2011)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Bacterial electrophysiology brought to light'. Nature Methods  8 (9): 714 (2011)          [PDF]

Krasteva PV. 'Taming crystals' whimsy'. Nature Methods  8 (8): 622 (2011)          [PDF]

2010

Krasteva PV, Fong JC, Shikuma NJ, Beyhan S, Navarro MV, Yildiz FH @ and Sondermann H @. 'Vibrio cholerae VpsT regulates matrix production and motility by directly sensing cyclic di-GMP'. Science  327 (5967): 866-8 (2010)         [PDF]

De N, Navarro MV, Wang Q, Krasteva PV and Sondermann H @. 'Biophysical assays for protein interactions in the Wsp sensory system and biofilm formation'. Methods in Enzymology  471: 161-84 (2010)         [PDF]

2008

De N, Pirruccello M, Krasteva PV, Bae N, Raghavan RV and Sondermann H @. 'Phosphorylation-independent regulation of the diguanylate cyclase WspR'. PLoS Biology  25; 6(3): e67 (2008)          [PDF]

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