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Cameron W. Kenner

University of Kentucky

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Assay:proteomics· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1

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CflP couples magnesium availability to CovS signaling in Group B Streptococcus

Oscar J. Vázquez-Ciros, Marília Martins Manta, Anna Riegner, Cameron W. Kenner, Yoann S. Le Breton, Kevin S. McIver, Nikolai Siemens, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Natalia Korotkova

This study identifies CflP as an accessory regulator of CovS in GBS, linking magnesium availability to virulence gene repression and immune cell cytotoxicity.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Enterococcus faecalis autolysin, EpaU, binds the enterococcal polysaccharide antigen via its teichoic acid-like repeats and modulates c-di-AMP signaling

Catherine T. Chaton, Nicholas R. Murner, Svetlana A. Zamakhaeva, Jeffrey S. Rush, Cameron W. Kenner, Alexander E. Yarawsky, Lei Huang, Parastoo Azadi, Andrew B. Herr, Natalia Korotkova, Konstantin V. Korotkov

This study identifies EpaU as an autolysin that binds the enterococcal polysaccharide antigen and modulates c-di-AMP signaling, affecting antibiotic resistance and cell turgor in Enterococcus faecalis.

mBio · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A conserved glycan motif overcomes antigenic variation inducing broadly reactive antibodies against the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

Yao Shi, Göran Widmalm, Charlotte Sorieul, Thomas J. Roodsant, Jeffrey S. Rush, Natalia Korotkova, Antonius A. C. Jacobs, Mirlin P. Spaninks, Ries Grommen, C. Coral Domínguez-Medina, Irene M. Schimmel, Nicole N. van der Wel, Cameron W. Kenner, Christian Heiß, Parastoo Azadi, , Nina M. van Sorge

This study identifies a conserved glycan motif in Streptococcus suis that elicits broadly reactive antibodies, suggesting it as a target for next-generation vaccines.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Glycosylation of serine/threonine-rich intrinsically disordered regions of membrane-associated proteins in streptococci

Mohammad M. Rahman, Svetlana Zamakhaeva, Jeffrey S. Rush, Catherine T. Chaton, Cameron W. Kenner, Yin Mon Hla, Ho‐Ching Tiffany Tsui, Vladimir Nikolaevich Uversky, Malcolm E. Winkler, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Natalia Korotkova

The paper identifies glycosylation of serine/threonine-rich IDRs in streptococcal membrane proteins and shows its role in biofilm formation.

Nature Communications · Apr 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide

Jeffrey S. Rush, Svetlana Zamakhaeva, Nicholas R. Murner, Pan Deng, Andrew J. Morris, Cameron W. Kenner, Ian M. Black, Christian Heiß, Parastoo Azadi, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Göran Widmalm, Natalia Korotkova

This study identifies the structure and biosynthesis mechanism of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide, revealing key modifications and their roles in bacterial morphology and biofilm formation.

Nature Communications · Jan 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology