Susan K. Buchanan

Expression and purification of functional recombinant meningococcal transferrin-binding protein A.

Structural evidence for iron-free citrate and ferric citrate binding to the TonB-dependent outer membrane transporter FecA.

Structure of the OmpA-like domain of RmpM from Neisseria meningitidis.

Recognition of iron-free siderophores by TonB-dependent iron transporters.

Bacterial metal detectors.

The crystal structure of iron-free human serum transferrin provides insight into inter-lobe communication and receptor binding.

A structural comparison of human serum transferrin and human lactoferrin.

Colicin biology.

Structure of colicin I receptor bound to the R-domain of colicin Ia: implications for protein import.

Signaling mechanisms for activation of extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors.

Autotransporter structure reveals intra-barrel cleavage followed by conformational changes.

Crystallization of integral membrane proteins.

Protein secretion and outer membrane assembly in Alphaproteobacteria.

The protein import channel in the outer mitosomal membrane of Giardia intestinalis.

Reconstitution of bacterial outer membrane TonB-dependent transporters in planar lipid bilayer membranes.

TonB-dependent transporters: regulation, structure, and function.

Ancestral and derived protein import pathways in the mitochondrion of Reclinomonas americana.

The crystal structure of BamB suggests interactions with BamA and its role within the BAM complex.

The crystal structure and mechanism of an unusual oxidoreductase, GilR, involved in gilvocarcin V biosynthesis.

The structural biology of β-barrel membrane proteins: a summary of recent reports.

Role of the Yersinia pestis Ail protein in preventing a protective polymorphonuclear leukocyte response during bubonic plague.

Structural insights into Ail-mediated adhesion in Yersinia pestis.

Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of Escherichia coli selenophosphate synthetase.

Molecular basis for the activation of a catalytic asparagine residue in a self-cleaving bacterial autotransporter.

Structural basis for iron piracy by pathogenic Neisseria.

Crystal structures of the outer membrane domain of intimin and invasin from enterohemorrhagic E. coli and enteropathogenic Y. pseudotuberculosis.

Structural engineering of a phage lysin that targets gram-negative pathogens.

Dynamic association of BAM complex modules includes surface exposure of the lipoprotein BamC.

The transferrin-iron import system from pathogenic Neisseria species.

Using a bacteriocin structure to engineer a phage lysin that targets Yersinia pestis.

Specific targeting and killing of Gram-negative pathogens with an engineered phage lytic enzyme.

Structural insight into the lactoferrin receptors from pathogenic Neisseria.

Integrated nonlinear optical imaging microscope for on-axis crystal detection and centering at a synchrotron beamline.

Molecular insight into substrate recognition and catalysis of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase MtmOIV, the key frame-modifying enzyme in the biosynthesis of anticancer agent mithramycin.

Structural insight into the biogenesis of β-barrel membrane proteins.

Structural insights into the transport of small molecules across membranes.

An engineered palette of metal ion quenchable fluorescent proteins.

FhaC takes a bow to FHA in the two-partner do-si-do.

Lateral opening and exit pore formation are required for BamA function.

Reconstitution of a nanomachine driving the assembly of proteins into bacterial outer membranes.

The β-barrel membrane protein insertase machinery from Gram-negative bacteria.

Evidence of Distinct Channel Conformations and Substrate Binding Affinities for the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Protein Translocase Pore Tom40.

Beyond the Crystal Structure: Insight into the Function and Vaccine Potential of TbpA Expressed by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Outer membrane protein biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria.

Fitting the Pieces of the β-Barrel Assembly Machinery Complex.

Heat Modifiability of Outer Membrane Proteins from Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Methods to Characterize Folding and Function of BamA Cross-Link Mutants.

Summary and Future Directions.

Solute and Ion Transport: Outer Membrane Pores and Receptors.

The structure of the β-barrel assembly machinery complex.

Structural and Functional Characterization of the LPS Transporter LptDE from Gram-Negative Pathogens.