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Open AccessBacterial genome-wide association study substantiates papGII of Escherichia coli as a major risk factor for urosepsis
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide, often caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Multiple bacterial virulence factors or patient characteristics have been ...
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Biosynthesis of Glycoconjugate Virus-like Particles (VLPs)
The outermost surface of bacterial pathogens consists primarily of complex carbohydrate structures—polysaccharides, glycolipids, and glycoproteins. To raise a long-lasting and effective immune response against...
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Open AccessCytoplasmic glycoengineering enables biosynthesis of nanoscale glycoprotein assemblies
Glycosylation of proteins profoundly impacts their physical and biological properties. Yet our ability to engineer novel glycoprotein structures remains limited. Established bacterial glycoengineering platform...
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Think small – Methoden zur in vitro-Evolution von Polymerasen
Polysaccharides are abundant extracellular matrix components and ideal materials for next-generation bioprostheses. Because the chain length critically impacts polymer properties, biotechnological production r...
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Engineering the product profile of a polysialyltransferase
Functional assessments and applications of polysaccharides are hampered by broad product distributions. Neutral drift libraries now identify specific amino acids and binding sites that determine product outcom...