Krukonis Lab - publications

Felek, S., Lawrenz, M.B. & Krukonis, E.S. (2008) The Yersinia pestis autotransporter YapC mediates host cell binding, autoaggregation and biofilm formation. Microbiology. Vol. 154, pp. 1802-1812.

Felek, S.; Runco, L.; Thanassi, D.G; and Krukonis, E.S; (2007)  Characterization of six novel chaperone/usher systems in Yersinia pestis. Advances in Experimental Medicine, “The Genus Yersinia”, Vol. 603 pp.97-105.
    
Krukonis, E.S. & DiRita V.J. (2003) DNA binding and ToxR responsiveness by the wing domain of TcpP, an activator of virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae, Mol. Cell; Vol 12 pp. 157-165. cover article

Krukonis, E.S. & DiRita, V.J.; (2003) From Motility to Virulence: Sensing and Responding to Environmental Signals in Vibrio cholerae, Current Opinions in Microbiology, Vol. 6(2) pp.186-190.

 Crawford, J.A., Krukonis, E.S., DiRita, V.J. (2003) Membrane localization of the ToxR winged-helix domain is required for TcpP-mediated virulence gene activation in Vibrio cholerae; Mol. Micro. Vol 47 (5) pp. 1459-1473.

 Krukonis, E.S., Yu, R.R., & DiRita, V.J.; (2000) The Vibrio cholerae ToxR/TcpP/ToxT virulence cascade: distinct roles for two membrane-localized transcriptional activators on a single promoter; Mol. Micro., Vol 38 (1) pp. 67-84.
 
 Krukonis, E.S. & Isberg, R.R.;  (2000) Integrin b1-chain residues involved in substrate recognition and specificity of binding to invasin; Cell. Micro., Vol 2(3) pp. 219-230.

 Krukonis, E.S.; Dersch, P., Eble, J.A. & Isberg, R.R.;(1998) Differential effects of integrin a chain mutations on invasin and natural ligand interaction.JBC, Vol 273 (48) pp. 31837-31843. 

 Krukonis, E.S. & Isberg, R.R.; (1998) SWIM analysis allows rapid identification of residues involved in invasin-mediated bacterial uptake. Gene, Vol 211 pp. 109-116.