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Laura Alvarez
Contact
E-mail
laura.alvarez@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 785 25 25
Works as
Affiliation
Staff scientist
at
Department of Molecular Biology
Section: Research group Felipe Cava
Location
6K och 6L, Sjukhusområdet
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
Publications
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2024
LD-transpeptidation is crucial for fitness and polar growth in
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PLOS Genetics
, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024, Vol. 20, (10)
Aliashkevich, Alena; Guest, Thomas; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2024
Control of bacterial cell wall autolysins by peptidoglycan crosslinking mode
Nature Communications
, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 15, (1)
Alvarez, Laura; Hernandez, Sara B.; Torrens, Gabriel; et al.
2024
A distinctive family of L,D-transpeptidases catalyzing L-Ala-mDAP crosslinks in Alpha- and Betaproteobacteria
Nature Communications
, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 15, (1)
Espaillat, Akbar; Alvarez, Laura; Torrens, Gabriel; et al.
2023
EstG is a novel esterase required for cell envelope integrity in Caulobacter
Current Biology
, Cell Press 2023, Vol. 33, (2) : 228-240.e7
Daitch, Allison K.; Orsburn, Benjamin C.; Chen, Zan; et al.
2023
D-amino acids signal a stress-dependent run-away response in Vibrio cholerae
Nature Microbiology
, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 8, (8) : 1549-1560
Irazoki, Oihane; ter Beek, Josy; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2022
Hydroxyl Radical Overproduction in the Envelope: An Achilles' Heel in Peptidoglycan Synthesis
Microbiology Spectrum
, American Society for Microbiology 2022, Vol. 10, (1)
Giacomucci, Sean; Alvarez, Laura; Rodrigues, Christopher D.A.; et al.
2022
Lytic transglycosylases mitigate periplasmic crowding by degrading soluble cell wall turnover products
eLIFE
, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022, Vol. 11
Weaver, Anna; Alvarez, Laura; Rosch, Kelly; et al.
2021
Cell Wall Biology of
Vibrio cholerae
Annual Review of Microbiology
, ANNUAL REVIEWS 2021, Vol. 75 : 151-174
Alvarez, Laura; Hernandez, Sara B.; Cava, Felipe
2021
BipA exerts temperature-dependent translational control of biofilm-associated colony morphology in
Vibrio cholerae
eLIFE
, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. 2021, Vol. 10
del Peso Santos, Teresa; Alvarez, Laura; Sit, Brandon; et al.
2021
Class a penicillin-binding protein-mediated cell wall synthesis promotes structural integrity during peptidoglycan endopeptidase insufficiency in vibrio cholerae
mBio
, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 12, (2)
Murphy, Shannon G.; Murtha, Andrew N.; Zhao, Ziyi; et al.
2021
Pbp4 is likely involved in cell division of the longitudinally dividing bacterium candidatus thiosymbion oneisti
Antibiotics
, MDPI 2021, Vol. 10, (3) : 1-17
Wang, Jinglan; Alvarez, Laura; Bulgheresi, Silvia; et al.
2020
Analysis of Gram-negative Bacteria Peptidoglycan by Ultra-performance Liquid Chromatography
Bio-protocol
, Bio-protocol 2020, Vol. 10, (19)
Alvarez, Laura; Cordier, Baptiste; van Teeffelen, Sven; et al.
2020
Impaired Alanine Transport or Exposure to D-Cycloserine Increases the Susceptibility of MRSA to beta-lactam Antibiotics
Journal of Infectious Diseases
, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC 2020, Vol. 221, (6) : 1006-1016
Gallagher, Laura A.; Shears, Rebecca K.; Fingleton, Claire; et al.
2020
Structural basis of peptidoglycan endopeptidase regulation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
, National Academy of Sciences 2020, Vol. 117, (21) : 11692-11702
Shin, Jung-Ho; Sulpizio, Alan G.; Kelley, Aaron; et al.
2020
Class-A penicillin binding proteins do not contribute to cell shape but repair cell-wall defects
eLIFE
, eLife Sciences Publications 2020, Vol. 9
Vigouroux, Antoine; Cordier, Baptiste; Aristov, Andrey; et al.
2020
The conserved transcriptional regulator CdnL is required for metabolic homeostasis and morphogenesis in Caulobacter
PLOS Genetics
, Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2020, Vol. 16, (1)
Woldemeskel, Selamawit Abi; Daitch, Allison K.; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2019
A new family of nitrate/nitrite transporters involved in denitrification
International Microbiology
, Springer-Verlag New York 2019, Vol. 22, (1) : 19-28
Alvarez, Laura; Sanchez-Hevia, Dione; Sanchez, Mercedes; et al.
2019
Fluorogenic D-amino acids enable real-time monitoring of peptidoglycan biosynthesis and high-throughput transpeptidation assays
Nature Chemistry
, Nature Publishing Group 2019, Vol. 11, (4) : 335-341
Hsu, Yen-Pang; Hall, Edward; Booher, Garrett; et al.
2019
Mechanisms of Incorporation for D-Amino Acid Probes That Target Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis
ACS Chemical Biology
, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2019, Vol. 14, (12) : 2745-2756
Kuru, Erkin; Radkov, Atanas; Meng, Xin; et al.
2019
Endopeptidase Regulation as a Novel Function of the Zur-Dependent Zinc Starvation Response
mBio
, American Society for Microbiology 2019, Vol. 10, (1)
Murphy, Shannon G.; Alvarez, Laura; Adams, Myfanwy C.; et al.
2018
New Insights Into the Mechanisms and Biological Roles of D-Amino Acids in Complex Eco-Systems
Frontiers in Microbiology
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2018, Vol. 9
Aliashkevich, Alena; Alvarez, Laura; Cava, Felipe
2018
Bacterial secretion of D-arginine controls environmental microbial biodiversity
The ISME Journal
, Nature Publishing Group 2018, Vol. 12, (2) : 438-450
Alvarez, Laura; Aliashkevich, Alena; de Pedro, Miguel A.; et al.
2018
Bacterial Competition Assay Based on Extracellular D-amino Acid Production
Bio-protocol
, BIO-PROTOCOL 2018, Vol. 8, (7)
Alvarez, Laura; Cava, Felipe
2018
The role of conserved proteins DrpA and DrpB in nitrate respiration of
Thermus thermophilus
Environmental Microbiology
, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 20, (10) : 3851-3861
Chahlafi, Zahra; Alvarez, Laura; Cava, Felipe; et al.
2018
The chaperone activities of dsbg and spy restore peptidoglycan biosynthesis in the elyC mutant by preventing envelope protein aggregation
Journal of Bacteriology
, American Society for Microbiology 2018, Vol. 200, (19)
Kouidmi, Imène; Alvarez, Laura; Collet, Jean François; et al.
2017
Hierarchical control of nitrite respiration by transcription factors encoded within mobile gene clusters of Thermus thermophilus
Genes
, MDPI 2017, Vol. 8, (12)
Alvarez, Laura; Quintáns, Nieves G.; Blesa, Alba; et al.
2017
rstB Regulates Expression of the Photobacterium damselae subsp damselae Major Virulence Factors Damselysin, Phobalysin P and Phobalysin C
Frontiers in Microbiology
, FRONTIERS MEDIA SA 2017, Vol. 8
Terceti, Mateus S.; Rivas, Amable J.; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2016
Ultra-sensitive, high-resolution liquid chromatography methods for the high-throughput quantitative analysis of bacterial cell wall chemistry and structure
Bacterial cell wall homeostasis: methods and protocols /edited by Hee-Jeon Hong
, New York: Humana Press 2016 : 11-27
Alvarez, Laura; Hernandez, Sara B; de Pedro, Miguel A; et al.
2016
A cell wall damage response mediated by a sensor kinase/response regulator pair enables beta-lactam tolerance
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
, Vol. 113, (2) : 404-409
Dörr, Tobias; Alvarez, Laura; Delgado, Fernanda; et al.
2015
A D, D-carboxypeptidase is required for Vibrio cholerae halotolerance
Environmental Microbiology
, Wiley-Blackwell 2015, Vol. 17, (2) : 527-540
Möll, Andrea; Dörr, Tobias; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2014
Peptidoglycan Remodeling by the Coordinated Action of Multispecific Enzymes
Microbial Drug Resistance
, Vol. 20, (3) : 190-198
Alvarez, Laura; Espaillat, Akbar; Hermoso, Juan A.; et al.
2014
A novel peptidoglycan binding protein crucial for PBP1A-mediated cell wall biogenesis in Vibrio cholerae
PLOS Genetics
, Public library science 2014, Vol. 10, (6) : e1004433-
Dörr, Tobias; Lam, Hubert; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
2014
Structural basis for the broad specificity of a new family of amino-acid racemases
Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography
, Wiley-Blackwell 2014, Vol. 70 : 79-90
Espaillat, Akbar; Carrasco-Lopez, Cesar; Bernardo-Garcia, Noelia; et al.
2014
Cell Separation in Vibrio cholerae Is Mediated by a Single Amidase Whose Action Is Modulated by Two Nonredundant Activators
Journal of Bacteriology
, American Society for Microbiology 2014, Vol. 196, (22) : 3937-3948
Moell, Andrea; Doerr, Tobias; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
Genome-wide peptidoglycan profiling of
Vibrio cholerae
Hernandez, Sara B.; Alvarez, Laura; Ritzl-Rinkenberger, Barbara; et al.
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Published: 26 Sep, 2024
Study unveals a novel protective mechanism in bacterial cell wall
Published: 19 Feb, 2024
Discovery about bacterial cell walls can lead to new antibiotics
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