Covalent proteomimetic inhibitor of the bacterial FtsQB divisome complex

…, GH Hutchins, A Alkir, RA Luirink… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The use of antibiotics is threatened by the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant
strains of bacteria. Thus, there is a need to develop antibiotics that address new targets. In this …

Structural analysis of the interaction between the bacterial cell division proteins FtsQ and FtsB

…, SH McLaughlin, M Glas, A Montón Silva, R Luirink… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most bacteria and archaea use the tubulin homologue FtsZ as its central organizer of cell
division. In Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacteria, FtsZ recruits cytosolic, transmembrane, …

A combined computational and experimental study on selective flucloxacillin hydroxylation by cytochrome P450 BM3 variants

RA Luirink, SJ Dekker, L Capoferri, LFH Janssen… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2018 - Elsevier
The 5′-hydroxymethyl metabolite of the penicillin based antibiotic flucloxacillin (FLX) is
considered to be involved in bile duct damage occurring in a small number of patients. Because …

Engineering a self-sufficient Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP130 by gene fusion with the reductase-domain of CYP102A1 from Bacillus megaterium

SO Ugalde, RA Luirink, DP Geerke… - Journal of inorganic …, 2018 - Elsevier
CYP130 belongs to the subset of cytochrome P450s from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)
that have been structurally characterized. Despite several efforts for its functional …

A systematic approach to calibrate a transferable polarizable force field parameter set for primary alcohols

KM Visscher, CR Vosmeer, RA Luirink… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, parameters are optimized for a charge‐on‐spring based polarizable force field
for linear alcohols. We show that parameter transferability can be obtained using a …

A Modified Arrhenius Approach to Thermodynamically Study Regioselectivity in Cytochrome P450‐Catalyzed Substrate Conversion

RA Luirink, MCA Verkade‐Vreeker… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… According to Equation 1 the slope of the linear plot obtained equals the negative value of
the activation energy E a divided by the gas constant R. The pre-exponential factor A …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic classification and functional review of autotransporters

KR Clarke, L Hor, A Pilapitiya, J Luirink… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autotransporters are the core component of a molecular nano-machine that delivers cargo
proteins across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Part of the type V secretion …

Excessive vomiting abolished by carotid denervation

…, MRM Scheltinga, MC Huige, MR Luirink - Autonomic …, 2007 - Elsevier
The carotid sinus syndrome (CSS) is characterized by repetitive syncope due to prolonged
heart rate slowing or a profound drop in systolic blood pressure. CSS is due to an …

The Bam (Omp85) complex is involved in secretion of the autotransporter haemoglobin protease

…, AB Smit, WSP Jong, J Luirink - …, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
Autotransporters are large virulence factors secreted by Gram-negative bacteria. They are
synthesized with a C-terminal domain that forms a β-barrel pore in the outer membrane …

Decoration of outer membrane vesicles with multiple antigens by using an autotransporter approach

…, C Leclerc, WSP Jong, J Luirink - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are spherical nanoparticles that naturally shed from Gram-negative
bacteria. They are rich in immunostimulatory proteins and lipopolysaccharide but …