@article{NeumannOhlsenDonatetal.2015,
  author    = {Neumann, Yvonne and Ohlsen, Knut and Donat, Stefanie and Engelmann, Susanne and Kusch, Harald and Albrecht, Dirk and Cartron, Michael and Hurd, Alexander and Foster, Simon J.},
  title     = {The effect of skin fatty acids on Staphylococcus aureus},
  series = {Archives of Microbiology},
  volume    = {197},
  journal   = {Archives of Microbiology},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00203-014-1048-1},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121657},
  pages     = {245-67},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal of the human nose and skin. Human skin fatty acids, in particular cis-6-hexadecenoic acid (C-6-H), have high antistaphylococcal activity and can inhibit virulence determinant production. Here, we show that sub-MIC levels of C-6-H result in induction of increased resistance. The mechanism(s) of C-6-H activity was investigated by combined transcriptome and proteome analyses. Proteome analysis demonstrated a pleiotropic effect of C-6-H on virulence determinant production. In response to C-6-H, transcriptomics revealed altered expression of over 500 genes, involved in many aspects of virulence and cellular physiology. The expression of toxins (hla, hlb, hlgBC) was reduced, whereas that of host defence evasion components (cap, sspAB, katA) was increased. In particular, members of the SaeRS regulon had highly reduced expression, and the use of specific mutants revealed that the effect on toxin production is likely mediated via SaeRS},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RaketteDonatOhlsenetal.2012,
  author    = {Rakette, Sonja and Donat, Stefanie and Ohlsen, Knut and Stehle, Thilo},
  title     = {Structural Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Serine/Threonine Kinase PknB},
  series = {PLoS One},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {PLoS One},
  number    = {6},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0039136},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135369},
  pages     = {e39136},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Effective treatment of infections caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus remains a worldwide challenge, in part due to the constant emergence of new strains that are resistant to antibiotics. The serine/threonine kinase PknB is of particular relevance to the life cycle of S. aureus as it is involved in the regulation of purine biosynthesis, autolysis, and other central metabolic processes of the bacterium. We have determined the crystal structure of the kinase domain of PknB in complex with a non-hydrolyzable analog of the substrate ATP at 3.0 angstrom resolution. Although the purified PknB kinase is active in solution, it crystallized in an inactive, autoinhibited state. Comparison with other bacterial kinases provides insights into the determinants of catalysis, interactions of PknB with ligands, and the pathway of activation.},
  language  = {en}
}