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Renato Morona

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Renato Morona
Encapsulating bacteria.
Elizabeth Ngoc Hoa Tran; Renato Morona
Residues located inside the Escherichia coli FepE protein oligomer are essential for lipopolysaccharide O-antigen modal chain length regulation.
Alistair J Standish; Angela A Salim; Robert Capon; Renato Morona
Dual inhibition of DNA polymerase PolC and protein tyrosine phosphatase CpsB uncovers a novel antibiotic target.

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2013: Renato Morona
Encapsulating bacteria.
Structure (London, England : 1993) 2013;21(5):692-3.
2013: Elizabeth Ngoc Hoa Tran; Renato Morona
Residues located inside the Escherichia coli FepE protein oligomer are essential for lipopolysaccharide O-antigen modal chain length regulation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2013;159(Pt 4):701-14.
2013: Alistair J Standish; Angela A Salim; Robert Capon; Renato Morona
Dual inhibition of DNA polymerase PolC and protein tyrosine phosphatase CpsB uncovers a novel antibiotic target.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2013;430(1):167-72.
2013: Min Yan Teh; Renato Morona
Identification of Shigella flexneri IcsA residues affecting interaction with N-WASP, and evidence for IcsA-IcsA co-operative interaction.
PloS one 2013;8(2):e55152.
2012: Min Yan Teh; Elizabeth Ngoc Hoa Tran; Renato Morona
Absence of O antigen suppresses Shigella flexneri IcsA autochaperone region mutations.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2012;158(Pt 11):2835-50.
2012: Rebecca E Watts; Chee K Tan; Makrina Totsika; Glen C Ulett; Alison J Carey; Adi Idris; Renato Morona; Adrienne W Paton; James C Paton; Mark A Schembri
Escherichia coli 83972 expressing a P fimbriae oligosaccharide receptor mimic impairs adhesion of uropathogenic E. coli.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2012;206(8):1242-9.
2012: Daniel J Ericsson; Bostjan Kobe; Alistair Standish; Renato Morona
Wzy-dependent bacterial capsules as potential drug targets.
Current drug targets 2012;13(11):1421-31.
2012: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Bioengineered microbes in disease therapy.
Trends in molecular medicine 2012;18(7):417-25.
2012: Kerrie L May; Marcin Grabowicz; Steven W Polyak; Renato Morona
Self-association of the Shigella flexneri IcsA autotransporter protein.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2012;158(Pt 7):1874-83.
2012: Tatiana P Soares da Costa; William Tieu; John D Turnidge; John C Wallace; Matthew C J Wilce; Min Y Yap; Grant W Booker; Renato Morona; Nicole R Pendini; Steven W Polyak; Daniel Sejer Pedersen; Andrew D Abell
Selective inhibition of biotin protein ligase from Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2012;287(21):17823-32.
2012: Ondrej Zvarec; Grant W Booker; Huanqin Dai; Kevin Kuan; Renato Morona; Daniel Sejer Pedersen; Steven W Polyak; William Tieu; Lixin Zhang; Andrew D Abell
5-benzylidenerhodanine and 5-benzylidene-2-4-thiazolidinedione based antibacterials.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2012;22(8):2720-2.
2012: Alistair J Standish; Hua Zhang; Robert Capon; Angela A Salim; Renato Morona
Chemical inhibition of bacterial protein tyrosine phosphatase suppresses capsule production.
PloS one 2012;7(5):e36312.
2012: Mabel Lum; Renato Morona
IcsA autotransporter passenger promotes increased fusion protein expression on the cell surface.
Microbial cell factories 2012;11():20.
2011: James P Byrne; Judy K Morona; James C Paton; Renato Morona
Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Cps2C residues that affect capsular polysaccharide polymerization, cell wall ligation, and Cps2D phosphorylation.
Journal of bacteriology 2011;193(9):2341-6.
2010: Magdalene Papadopoulos; Renato Morona
Mutagenesis and chemical cross-linking suggest that Wzz dimer stability and oligomerization affect lipopolysaccharide O-antigen modal chain length control.
Journal of bacteriology 2010;192(13):3385-93.
2010: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Receptor-mimic probiotics: potential therapeutics for bacterial toxin-mediated enteric diseases.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology 2010;4(3):253-5.
2010: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Bioengineered bugs expressing oligosaccharide receptor mimics: toxin-binding probiotics for treatment and prevention of enteric infections.
Bioengineered bugs 2010;1(3):172-7.
2009: Renato Morona; Leanne Purins; Ante Tocilj; Allan Matte; Miroslaw Cygler
Sequence-structure relationships in polysaccharide co-polymerase (PCP) proteins.
Trends in biochemical sciences 2009;34(2):78-84.
2008: Kerrie L May; Renato Morona
Mutagenesis of the Shigella flexneri autotransporter IcsA reveals novel functional regions involved in IcsA biogenesis and recruitment of host neural Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein.
Journal of bacteriology 2008;190(13):4666-76.
2008: Leanne Purins; Luisa Van den Bosch; Vanessa Richardson; Renato Morona
Coiled-coil regions play a role in the function of the Shigella flexneri O-antigen chain length regulator WzzpHS2.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2008;154(Pt 4):1104-16.
2008: Ante Tocilj; Christine Munger; Ariane Proteau; Renato Morona; Leanne Purins; Eunice Ajamian; John Wagner; Magdalene Papadopoulos; Luisa Van Den Bosch; John L Rubinstein; James Féthière; Allan Matte; Miroslaw Cygler
Bacterial polysaccharide co-polymerases share a common framework for control of polymer length.
Nature structural & molecular biology 2008;15(2):130-8.
2006: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Attachment of capsular polysaccharide to the cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2 is required for invasive disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2006;103(22):8505-10.
2006: Antonio Focareta; James C Paton; Renato Morona; Jan Cook; Adrienne W Paton
A recombinant probiotic for treatment and prevention of cholera.
Gastroenterology 2006;130(6):1688-95.
2006: Gerald L Murray; Stephen R Attridge; Renato Morona
Altering the length of the lipopolysaccharide O antigen has an impact on the interaction of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium with macrophages and complement.
Journal of bacteriology 2006;188(7):2735-9.
2006: Patricia I Diaz; Nada Slakeski; Eric C Reynolds; Renato Morona; Anthony H Rogers; Paul E Kolenbrander
Role of oxyR in the oral anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology 2006;188(7):2454-62.
2006: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Designer probiotics for prevention of enteric infections.
Nature reviews. Microbiology 2006;4(3):193-200.
2006: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Treatment and prevention of enteric infections with toxin-binding probiotics.
Discovery medicine 2006;6(31):35-9.
2005: Gerald L Murray; Stephen R Attridge; Renato Morona
Inducible serum resistance in Salmonella typhimurium is dependent on wzz(fepE)-regulated very long O antigen chains.
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2005;7(13):1296-304.
2005: Adrienne W Paton; Michael P Jennings; Renato Morona; Hui Wang; Antonio Focareta; Louise Roddam; James C Paton
Recombinant probiotics for treatment and prevention of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea.
Gastroenterology 2005;128(5):1219-28.
2005: Haralambos Korres; Maria Mavris; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning; Naresh K Verma
Topological analysis of GtrA and GtrB proteins encoded by the serotype-converting cassette of Shigella flexneri.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2005;328(4):1252-60.
2004: Sherwood Casjens; Danella A Winn-Stapley; Eddie B Gilcrease; Renato Morona; Christiane Kühlewein; James E H Chua; Paul A Manning; William Inwood; Alvin J Clark
The chromosome of Shigella flexneri bacteriophage Sf6: complete nucleotide sequence, genetic mosaicism, and DNA packaging.
Journal of molecular biology 2004;339(2):379-94.
2004: Judy K Morona; David Miller; Renato Morona; James C Paton
The effect that mutations in the conserved capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis genes cpsA, cpsB, and cpsD have on virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2004;189(10):1905-13.
2004: Rebecca A Pinyon; James C Paton; Adrienne W Paton; James A Botten; Renato Morona
Refinement of a therapeutic Shiga toxin-binding probiotic for human trials.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2004;189(9):1547-55.
2003: Luisa Van den Bosch; Renato Morona
The actin-based motility defect of a Shigella flexneri rmlD rough LPS mutant is not due to loss of IcsA polarity.
Microbial pathogenesis 2003;35(1):11-8.
2003: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; David Miller; James C Paton
Mutational analysis of the carboxy-terminal (YGX)4 repeat domain of CpsD, an autophosphorylating tyrosine kinase required for capsule biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology 2003;185(10):3009-19.
2003: Renato Morona; Luisa Van den Bosch
Multicopy icsA is able to suppress the virulence defect caused by the wzz(SF) mutation in Shigella flexneri.
FEMS microbiology letters 2003;221(2):213-9.
2003: Renato Morona; Luisa Van den Bosch
Lipopolysaccharide O antigen chains mask IcsA (VirG) in Shigella flexneri.
FEMS microbiology letters 2003;221(2):173-80.
2003: Renato Morona; Craig Daniels; Luisa Van den Bosch
Genetic modulation of Shigella flexneri 2a lipopolysaccharide O antigen modal chain length reveals that it has been optimized for virulence.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2003;149(Pt 4):925-39.
2003: Gerald L Murray; Stephen R Attridge; Renato Morona
Regulation of Salmonella typhimurium lipopolysaccharide O antigen chain length is required for virulence; identification of FepE as a second Wzz.
Molecular microbiology 2003;47(5):1395-406.
2003: Alexander Freiberg; Renato Morona; Luisa Van den Bosch; Christiane Jung; Joachim Behlke; Nils Carlin; Robert Seckler; Ulrich Baxa
The tailspike protein of Shigella phage Sf6. A structural homolog of Salmonella phage P22 tailspike protein without sequence similarity in the beta-helix domain.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2003;278(3):1542-8.
2002: A David Ogunniyi; Ieva Kotlarski; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning
Epitope analysis of the FanC subunit protein of the K99 (F5) fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli using a recombinant fusion technique.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology 2002;34(1):23-31.
2002: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; David Miller; James C Paton
Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule biosynthesis protein CpsB is a novel manganese-dependent phosphotyrosine-protein phosphatase.
Journal of bacteriology 2002;184(2):577-83.
2001: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Neutralization of Shiga toxins Stx1, Stx2c, and Stx2e by recombinant bacteria expressing mimics of globotriose and globotetraose.
Infection and immunity 2001;69(3):1967-70.
2001: James C Paton; Trisha J Rogers; Renato Morona; Adrienne W Paton
Oral administration of formaldehyde-killed recombinant bacteria expressing a mimic of the Shiga toxin receptor protects mice from fatal challenge with Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli.
Infection and immunity 2001;69(3):1389-93.
2000: Judy K Morona; James C Paton; David Miller; Renato Morona
Tyrosine phosphorylation of CpsD negatively regulates capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in streptococcus pneumoniae.
Molecular microbiology 2000;35(6):1431-42.
2000: Adrienne W Paton; Renato Morona; James C Paton
A new biological agent for treatment of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli infections and dysentery in humans.
Nature medicine 2000;6(3):265-70.
2000: Renato Morona; Luisa Van den Bosch; Craig Daniels
Evaluation of Wzz/MPA1/MPA2 proteins based on the presence of coiled-coil regions.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2000;146 ( Pt 1)():1-4.
1999: Craig Daniels; Renato Morona
Analysis of Shigella flexneri wzz (Rol) function by mutagenesis and cross-linking: wzz is able to oligomerize.
Molecular microbiology 1999;34(1):181-94.
1999: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Comparative genetics of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae types belonging to serogroup 19.
Journal of bacteriology 1999;181(17):5355-64.
1999: J E Chua; Paul A Manning; Renato Morona
The Shigella flexneri bacteriophage Sf6 tailspike protein (TSP)/endorhamnosidase is related to the bacteriophage P22 TSP and has a motif common to exo- and endoglycanases, and C-5 epimerases.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1999;145 ( Pt 7)():1649-59.
1999: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Analysis of the 5' portion of the type 19A capsule locus identifies two classes of cpsC, cpsD, and cpsE genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology 1999;181(11):3599-605.
1999: Judy K Morona; David Miller; TJ Coffey; Christofer J Vindurampulle; Brian G Spratt; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Molecular and genetic characterization of the capsule biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 23F.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1999;145 ( Pt 4)():781-9.
1999: S J Baker; John S Gunn; Renato Morona
The Salmonella typhi melittin resistance gene pqaB affects intracellular growth in PMA-differentiated U937 cells, polymyxin B resistance and lipopolysaccharide.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1999;145 ( Pt 2)():367-78.
1998: Craig Daniels; Christofer J Vindurampulle; Renato Morona
Overexpression and topology of the Shigella flexneri O-antigen polymerase (Rfc/Wzy).
Molecular microbiology 1998;28(6):1211-22.
1998: TJ Coffey; Mark Enright; M Daniels; Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; W Hryniewicz; James C Paton; Brian G Spratt
Recombinational exchanges at the capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic locus lead to frequent serotype changes among natural isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Molecular microbiology 1998;27(1):73-83.
1997: Maria Mavris; Paul A Manning; Renato Morona
Mechanism of bacteriophage SfII-mediated serotype conversion in Shigella flexneri.
Molecular microbiology 1997;26(5):939-50.
1997: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Molecular and genetic characterization of the capsule biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19B.
Journal of bacteriology 1997;179(15):4953-8.
1997: S J Baker; Craig Daniels; Renato Morona
PhoP/Q regulated genes in Salmonella typhi identification of melittin sensitive mutants.
Microbial pathogenesis 1997;22(3):165-79.
1997: Luisa Van den Bosch; Paul A Manning; Renato Morona
Regulation of O-antigen chain length is required for Shigella flexneri virulence.
Molecular microbiology 1997;23(4):765-75.
1997: Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; James C Paton
Characterization of the locus encoding the Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic pathway.
Molecular microbiology 1997;23(4):751-63.
1997: A David Ogunniyi; Ieva Kotlarski; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning
Role of SefA subunit protein of SEF14 fimbriae in the pathogenesis of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis.
Infection and immunity 1997;65(2):708-17.
1997: James C Paton; Judy K Morona; Renato Morona
Characterization of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) 1997;3(1):89-99.
1995: Uwe H Stroeher; L E Karageorgos; M H Brown; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning
A putative pathway for perosamine biosynthesis is the first function encoded within the rfb region of Vibrio cholerae O1.
Gene 1995;166(1):33-42.
1995: Renato Morona; Uwe H Stroeher; L E Karageorgos; M H Brown; Paul A Manning
A putative pathway for biosynthesis of the O-antigen component, 3-deoxy-L-glycero-tetronic acid, based on the sequence of the Vibrio cholerae O1 rfb region.
Gene 1995;166(1):19-31.
1995: Uwe H Stroeher; K E Jedani; B K Dredge; Renato Morona; M H Brown; L E Karageorgos; M J Albert; Paul A Manning
Genetic rearrangements in the rfb regions of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1995;92(22):10374-8.
1995: Renato Morona; D F Macpherson; L Van Den Bosch; N I Carlin; Paul A Manning
Lipopolysaccharide with an altered O-antigen produced in Escherichia coli K-12 harbouring mutated, cloned Shigella flexneri rfb genes.
Molecular microbiology 1995;18(2):209-23.
1995: Paul A Manning; Uwe H Stroeher; L E Karageorgos; Renato Morona
Putative O-antigen transport genes within the rfb region of Vibrio cholerae O1 are homologous to those for capsule transport.
Gene 1995;158(1):1-7.
1995: D F Macpherson; Paul A Manning; Renato Morona
Genetic analysis of the rfbX gene of Shigella flexneri.
Gene 1995;155(1):9-17.
1995: Uwe H Stroeher; L E Karageorgos; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning
In Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, rfaD is closely linked to the rfb operon.
Gene 1995;155(1):67-72.
1995: Renato Morona; L van den Bosch; Paul A Manning
Molecular, genetic, and topological characterization of O-antigen chain length regulation in Shigella flexneri.
Journal of bacteriology 1995;177(4):1059-68.
1995: A Guildolin; Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; D Hansman; James C Paton
Nucleotide sequence analysis of genes essential for production of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide.
Developments in biological standardization 1995;85():267-71.
1994: A Guidolin; Judy K Morona; Renato Morona; D Hansman; James C Paton
Nucleotide sequence analysis of genes essential for capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F.
Infection and immunity 1994;62(12):5384-96.
1994: Judy K Morona; A Guidolin; Renato Morona; D Hansman; James C Paton
Isolation, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of IS1202, an insertion sequence of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology 1994;176(14):4437-43.
1994: Renato Morona; Judy K Morona; A Considine; J A Hackett; L van den Bosch; L Beyer; Stephen R Attridge
Construction of K88- and K99-expressing clones of Salmonella typhimurium G30: immunogenicity following oral administration to pigs.
Vaccine 1994;12(6):513-7.
1994: Renato Morona; M Mavris; A Fallarino; Paul A Manning
Characterization of the rfc region of Shigella flexneri.
Journal of bacteriology 1994;176(3):733-47.
1994: D F Macpherson; Paul A Manning; Renato Morona
Characterization of the dTDP-rhamnose biosynthetic genes encoded in the rfb locus of Shigella flexneri.
Molecular microbiology 1994;11(2):281-92.
1993: M S Francis; A F Parker; Renato Morona; C J Thomas
Bacteriophage Lambda as a Delivery Vector for Tn10-Derived Transposons in Xenorhabdus bovienii.
Applied and environmental microbiology 1993;59(9):3050-5.
1993: James C Paton; Judy K Morona; S Harrer; D Hansman; Renato Morona
Immunization of mice with Salmonella typhimurium C5 aroA expressing a genetically toxoided derivative of the pneumococcal toxin pneumolysin.
Microbial pathogenesis 1993;14(2):95-102.
1992: Uwe H Stroeher; L E Karageorgos; Renato Morona; Paul A Manning
Serotype conversion in Vibrio cholerae O1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1992;89(7):2566-70.
1991: Renato Morona; J Yeadon; A Considine; Judy K Morona; Paul A Manning
Construction of plasmid vectors with a non-antibiotic selection system based on the Escherichia coli thyA+ gene: application to cholera vaccine development.
Gene 1991;107(1):139-44.
1991: Renato Morona; M H Brown; J Yeadon; M W Heuzenroeder; Paul A Manning
Effect of lipopolysaccharide core synthesis mutations on the production of Vibrio cholerae O-antigen in Escherichia coli K-12.
FEMS microbiology letters 1991;66(3):279-85.
1991: Stephen R Attridge; C Dearlove; L Beyer; L van den Bosch; A Howles; J Hackett; Renato Morona; J LaBrooy; D Rowley
Characterization and immunogenicity of EX880, a Salmonella typhi Ty21a-based clone which produces Vibrio cholerae O antigen.
Infection and immunity 1991;59(7):2279-84.
1991: D F Macpherson; Renato Morona; D W Beger; K C Cheah; Paul A Manning
Genetic analysis of the rfb region of Shigella flexneri encoding the Y serotype O-antigen specificity.
Molecular microbiology 1991;5(6):1491-9.
1990: Renato Morona; M S Matthews; Judy K Morona; M H Brown
Regions of the cloned Vibrio cholerae rfb genes needed to determine the Ogawa form of the O-antigen.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG 1990;224(3):405-12.
1990: Carol O Tacket; B Forrest; Renato Morona; Stephen R Attridge; J LaBrooy; BD Tall; M Reymann; D Rowley; Myron M Levine
Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy against cholera challenge in humans of a typhoid-cholera hybrid vaccine derived from Salmonella typhi Ty21a.
Infection and immunity 1990;58(6):1620-7.
1990: Stephen R Attridge; D Daniels; Judy K Morona; Renato Morona
Surface co-expression of Vibrio cholerae and Salmonella typhi O-antigens on Ty21a clone EX210.
Microbial pathogenesis 1990;8(3):177-88.
1989: B D Forrest; J T LaBrooy; Stephen R Attridge; G Boehm; L Beyer; Renato Morona; D J Shearman; D Rowley
Immunogenicity of a candidate live oral typhoid/cholera hybrid vaccine in humans.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1989;159(1):145-6.
1988: Stephen R Attridge; J Hackett; Renato Morona; P Whyte
Towards a live oral vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli of swine.
Vaccine 1988;6(5):387-9.
1988: David Hone; Stephen R Attridge; B Forrest; Renato Morona; D Daniels; J T LaBrooy; R C Bartholomeusz; D J Shearman; J Hackett
A galE via (Vi antigen-negative) mutant of Salmonella typhi Ty2 retains virulence in humans.
Infection and immunity 1988;56(5):1326-33.
1987: David Hone; Renato Morona; Stephen R Attridge; J Hackett
Construction of defined galE mutants of Salmonella for use as vaccines.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1987;156(1):167-74.
1987: H M Ward; Giovanna Morelli; M Kamke; Renato Morona; J Yeadon; J A Hackett; Paul A Manning
A physical map of the chromosomal region determining O-antigen biosynthesis in Vibrio cholerae O1.
Gene 1987;55(2-3):197-204.