Publications

• Repurposing a drug to punish carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 122 Page(s): e2423650122
  06/17/2025 Authors: Colquhoun JM; Brzezinski CU; Ji A; Marotta J; Elsen FAV; Bonomo RA; May KL; Sieber SA; Grabowicz M; Wuest WM
• Outer membrane lipoproteins: late to the party, but the center of attention.
  J Bacteriol Volume: 207 Page(s): e0044224
  01/31/2025 Authors: May KL; Grabowicz M
• Genetic analysis reveals a robust and hierarchical recruitment of the LolA chaperone to the LolCDE lipoprotein transporter.
  mBio Volume: 15 Page(s): e0303923
  02/14/2024 Authors: Lehman KM; May KL; Marotta J; Grabowicz M
• Genetic analysis reveals a robust and hierarchical recruitment of the LolA chaperone to the LolCDE lipoprotein transporter.
  bioRxiv
  11/08/2023 Authors: Lehman KM; May KL; Marotta J; Grabowicz M
• Molecular insights into Escherichia coli Cpx envelope stress response activation by the sensor lipoprotein NlpE.
  Mol Microbiol Volume: 119 Page(s): 586 - 598
  05/01/2023 Authors: Marotta J; May KL; Bae CY; Grabowicz M
• Teasing apart the evolution of lipoprotein trafficking in gram-negative bacteria reveals a bifunctional LolA.
  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 120 Page(s): e2218473120
  02/07/2023 Authors: Smith HC; May KL; Grabowicz M
• Drown Them in Their Own Garbage: a New Strategy To Reverse Polymyxin Resistance?
  J Bacteriol Volume: 204 Page(s): e0057421
  02/15/2022 Authors: May KL
• A Stress Response Monitoring Lipoprotein Trafficking to the Outer Membrane.
  mBio Volume: 10
  05/28/2019 Authors: May KL; Lehman KM; Mitchell AM; Grabowicz M
• The bacterial outer membrane is an evolving antibiotic barrier.
  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 115 Page(s): 8852 - 8854
  09/04/2018 Authors: May KL; Grabowicz M
• The Escherichia coli Phospholipase PldA Regulates Outer Membrane Homeostasis via Lipid Signaling.
  mBio Volume: 9
  03/20/2018 Authors: May KL; Silhavy TJ