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G. Torrens

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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F. Cava· 2 shared J. ter Beek· 2 shared R. P.-A. Berntsson· 2 shared A. Arenzana· 1 shared A. Espaillat· 1 shared A. Oliver· 1 shared A. Quinn· 1 shared A. Ruzin· 1 shared

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F. Cava

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Breaking Barriers: pCF10 Type 4 Secretion System relies on a self-regulating muramidase to modulate the cell wall

W.-S. Sun, G. Torrens, J. ter Beek, F. Cava, R. P.-A. Berntsson

The paper reports the structure and function of PrgK, a component of the T4SS in pCF10, revealing its muramidase activity and self-regulating domains.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2024Biochemistry

A distinctive family of L,D-transpeptidases catalyzing L-Ala-mDAP crosslinks in Alpha and Betaproteobacteria

A. Espaillat, L. Alvarez, G. Torrens, J. ter Beek, V. Miguel-Ruano, O. Irazoki, F. Gago, J. A. Hermoso, R. P.-A. Berntsson, F. Cava

This paper identifies and characterizes a novel LD-transpeptidase in Gluconobacter oxydans that forms 1,3-type crosslinks, revealing structural and functional differences from known transpeptidases.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Rapid evolution drives the rise and fall of carbapenem resistance during an acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

R. Wheatley, J. Diaz Caballero, N. Kapel, A. Quinn, E. del Barrio-Tofino, C. Lopez-Causape, J. Hedge, G. Torrens, T. Van der Schalk, B. Britto Xavier, F. Fernandez-Cuenca, A. Arenzana, C. Recanatini, L. Timbermont, F. Sifakis, , C. MacLean

The paper tracks the rapid evolution of carbapenem resistance in P. aeruginosa during an acute infection, showing resistance rise and fall due to antibiotic treatment.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology