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Alexander R. Horswill

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-IMM MICRO GENERAL OPER
Phone303/724-4224

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    R56AI162964     (FEY, PAUL D)Sep 15, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
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    Mechanisms of staphylococcal skin colonization
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    R01AI153185     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jun 12, 2020 - May 31, 2025
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    Quorum sensing, diversity and skin inflammation
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI146543     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Feb 24, 2020 - Jan 31, 2022
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    How Staphylococcus aureus resists killing by human neutrophlls
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01AI141490     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2023
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    Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and disease
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R13AI147423     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jun 25, 2019 - Sep 30, 2019
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    2019 Staphylococcal Diseases GRC/GRS
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI133089     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jun 15, 2018 - May 31, 2021
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    Impact of commensal cross-talk on MRSA colonization and infection
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI130857     (DORAN, KELLY S)Jun 15, 2018 - May 31, 2020
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    MRSA vaginal colonization and impact of polymicrobial interactions
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    I01BX002711     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jul 1, 2015 - Sep 30, 2023
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    Quorum Sensing Dependent Interactions with Biofilms and Innate Immunity Defenses
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AI081970     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jun 1, 2009 - May 31, 2011
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    The Role of Sigma Factor B in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm development
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01AI078921     (HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R)Jul 15, 2008 - Sep 30, 2013
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    Quorum sensing-dependent interactions with biofilms and innate immunity defenses
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Bhattacharya M, Horswill AR. Breaking bad. J Exp Med. 2023 Jun 05; 220(6). PMID: 37129875.
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    2. Colbert JF, Kirsch JM, Erzen CL, Langou?t-Astri? CJ, Thompson GE, McMurtry SA, Kofonow JM, Robertson CE, Kovacs EJ, Sullivan RC, Hippensteel JA, Sawant NV, De Nisco NJ, McCollister BD, Schwartz RS, Horswill AR, Frank DN, Duerkop BA, Schmidt EP. Aging-Associated Augmentation of Gut Microbiome Virulence Capability Drives Sepsis Severity. mBio. 2023 Apr 27; e0005223. PMID: 37102874.
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    3. Weig AW, O'Conner PM, Kwiecinski JM, Marciano OM, Nunag A, Gutierrez AT, Melander RJ, Horswill AR, Melander C. A structure activity relationship study of 3,4'-dimethoxyflavone for ArlRS inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus. Org Biomol Chem. 2023 04 26; 21(16):3373-3380. PMID: 37013457.
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    4. Staats A, Burback PW, Casillas-Ituarte NN, Li D, Hostetler MR, Sullivan A, Horswill AR, Lower SK, Stoodley P. In Vitro Staphylococcal Aggregate Morphology and Protection from Antibiotics Are Dependent on Distinct Mechanisms Arising from Postsurgical Joint Components and Fluid Motion. J Bacteriol. 2023 Apr 25; 205(4):e0045122. PMID: 36951588.
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    5. Maciag JJ, Chantraine C, Mills KB, Yadav R, Yarawsky AE, Chaton CT, Vinod D, Fitzkee NC, Matheli?-Guinlet M, Dufr?ne YF, Fey PD, Horswill AR, Herr AB. Mechanistic basis of staphylococcal interspecies competition for skin colonization. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 27. PMID: 36747832.
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    6. Hinman KD, Laforce-Nesbitt SS, Cohen JT, Mundy M, Bliss JM, Horswill AR, Lefort CT. Bi-fluorescent Staphylococcus aureus infection enables single-cell analysis of intracellular killing in vivo. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1089111. PMID: 36756129.
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    7. Colbert JF, Kirsch JM, Erzen CL, Langou?t-Astri? CJ, Thompson GE, McMurtry SA, Kofonow JM, Robertson CE, Kovacs EJ, Sullivan RC, Hippensteel JA, Sawant NV, De Nisco NJ, McCollister BD, Schwartz RS, Horswill AR, Frank DN, Duerkop BA, Schmidt EP. Aging-associated augmentation of gut microbiome virulence capability drives sepsis severity. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 11. PMID: 36711447.
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    8. Lyon LM, Doran KS, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Proteins Contribute to Colonization of the Female Reproductive Tract. Infect Immun. 2023 01 24; 91(1):e0046022. PMID: 36511703.
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    9. Wang C, Chantraine C, Viljoen A, Herr AB, Fey PD, Horswill AR, Matheli?-Guinlet M, Dufr?ne YF. The staphylococcal biofilm protein Aap mediates cell-cell adhesion through mechanically distinct homophilic and lectin interactions. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Nov; 1(5):pgac278. PMID: 36712378.
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    10. Langou?t-Astri? C, Oshima K, McMurtry SA, Yang Y, Kwiecinski JM, LaRivi?re WB, Kavanaugh JS, Zakharevich I, Hansen KC, Shi D, Zhang F, Boguslawski KM, Perelman SS, Su G, Torres VJ, Liu J, Horswill AR, Schmidt EP. The influenza-injured lung microenvironment promotes MRSA virulence, contributing to severe secondary bacterial pneumonia. Cell Rep. 2022 11 29; 41(9):111721. PMID: 36450248.
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    11. Keogh RA, Haeberle AL, Langou?t-Astri? CJ, Kavanaugh JS, Schmidt EP, Moore GD, Horswill AR, Doran KS. Group B Streptococcus adaptation promotes survival in a hyperinflammatory diabetic wound environment. Sci Adv. 2022 Nov 11; 8(45):eadd3221. PMID: 36367946.
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    12. Mills KB, Roy P, Kwiecinski JM, Fey PD, Horswill AR. Staphylococcal Corneocyte Adhesion: Assay Optimization and Roles of Aap and SasG Adhesins in the Establishment of Healthy Skin Colonization. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Oct 11; e0246922. PMID: 36219106.
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    13. Lee J, Carda-Di?guez M, ?iemyte M, Vreugde S, Cooksley C, Crosby HA, Horswill AR, Mira A, Zilm PS, Kidd SP. Functional mgrA Influences Genetic Changes within a Staphylococcus aureus Cell Population over Time. J Bacteriol. 2022 Oct 18; 204(10):e0013822. PMID: 36154359.
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    14. Severn MM, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus epidermidis and its dual lifestyle in skin health and infection. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2023 02; 21(2):97-111. PMID: 36042296.
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    15. Severn MM, Cho YK, Manzer HS, Bunch ZL, Shahbandi A, Todd DA, Cech NB, Horswill AR. The Commensal Staphylococcus warneri Makes Peptide Inhibitors of MRSA Quorum Sensing that Protect Skin from Atopic or Necrotic Damage. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 12; 142(12):3349-3352.e5. PMID: 35803321.
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    16. Kwiecinski JM, Jelani DA, Fuentes EJ, Horswill AR. Therapeutic Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus ArlRS Two-Component Regulatory System Blocks Virulence. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 07 19; 66(7):e0018722. PMID: 35736133.
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    17. Haynes AS, Prinzi A, Silveira LJ, Parker SK, Lampe JN, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Fish D. Cefadroxil Comparable to Cephalexin: Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 08 31; 10(4):e0103922. PMID: 35730963.
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    18. Costa FG, Horswill AR. Overcoming pH defenses on the skin to establish infections. PLoS Pathog. 2022 05; 18(5):e1010512. PMID: 35617212.
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    19. Severn MM, Williams MR, Shahbandi A, Bunch ZL, Lyon LM, Nguyen A, Zaramela LS, Todd DA, Zengler K, Cech NB, Gallo RL, Horswill AR. The Ubiquitous Human Skin Commensal Staphylococcus hominis Protects against Opportunistic Pathogens. mBio. 2022 06 28; 13(3):e0093022. PMID: 35608301.
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    20. Mills KB, Jia F, Stein ME, Keim KC, Davidson RM, Horswill AR. Genome Sequences of Two Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Healthy Skin Isolates. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Jun 16; 11(6):e0040222. PMID: 35575560.
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    21. Staats A, Burback PW, Schwieters A, Li D, Sullivan A, Horswill AR, Stoodley P. Rapid Aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus in Synovial Fluid Is Influenced by Synovial Fluid Concentration, Viscosity, and Fluid Dynamics, with Evidence of Polymer Bridging. mBio. 2022 04 26; 13(2):e0023622. PMID: 35254134.
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    22. de Vor L, van Dijk B, van Kessel K, Kavanaugh JS, de Haas C, Aerts PC, Viveen MC, Boel EC, Fluit AC, Kwiecinski JM, Krijger GC, Ramakers RM, Beekman FJ, Dadachova E, Lam MG, Vogely HC, van der Wal BC, van Strijp JA, Horswill AR, Weinans H, Rooijakkers SH. Human monoclonal antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus surface antigens recognize in vitro and in vivo biofilm. Elife. 2022 01 06; 11. PMID: 34989676.
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    23. Leyva-Castillo JM, Das M, Kane J, Strakosha M, Singh S, Wong DSH, Horswill AR, Karasuyama H, Brombacher F, Miller LS, Geha RS. Basophil-derived IL-4 promotes cutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection. JCI Insight. 2021 11 08; 6(21). PMID: 34747366.
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    24. Kwiecinski JM, Kratofil RM, Parlet CP, Surewaard BGJ, Kubes P, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus aureus uses the ArlRS and MgrA cascade to regulate immune evasion during skin infection. Cell Rep. 2021 07 27; 36(4):109462. PMID: 34320352.
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    25. Hook JS, Patel PA, O'Malley A, Xie L, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Moreland JG. Lipoproteins from Staphylococcus aureus Drive Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in a TLR2/1- and PAD-Dependent Manner. J Immunol. 2021 08 01; 207(3):966-973. PMID: 34290104.
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    26. Roy P, Horswill AR, Fey PD. Glycan-Dependent Corneocyte Adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis Mediated by the Lectin Subdomain of Aap. mBio. 2021 08 31; 12(4):e0290820. PMID: 34253065.
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    27. Salam AM, Porras G, Cho YK, Brown MM, Risener CJ, Marquez L, Lyles JT, Bacsa J, Horswill AR, Quave CL. Castaneroxy A From the Leaves of Castanea sativa Inhibits Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Front Pharmacol. 2021; 12:640179. PMID: 34262448.
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    28. Kavanaugh JS, Leidal KG, Nauseef WM, Horswill AR. Cathepsin G Degrades Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms. J Infect Dis. 2021 06 04; 223(11):1865-1869. PMID: 32995850.
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    29. West KHJ, Shen W, Eisenbraun EL, Yang T, Vasquez JK, Horswill AR, Blackwell HE. Non-Native Peptides Capable of Pan-Activating the agr Quorum Sensing System across Multiple Specificity Groups of Staphylococcus epidermidis. ACS Chem Biol. 2021 06 18; 16(6):1070-1078. PMID: 33988969.
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    30. Nakamura K, Williams MR, Kwiecinski JM, Horswill AR, Gallo RL. Staphylococcus aureus Enters Hair Follicles Using?Triacylglycerol Lipases Preserved through?the?Genus Staphylococcus. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 08; 141(8):2094-2097. PMID: 33705795.
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    31. Amjadi MF, Avner BS, Greenlee-Wacker MC, Horswill AR, Nauseef WM. Neutrophil-derived extracellular vesicles modulate the phenotype of na?ve human neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol. 2021 11; 110(5):917-925. PMID: 33682200.
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    32. Crosby HA, Kwiecinski JM, Horswill AR. In Vitro Assay for Quantifying Clumping of Staphylococcus aureus. Methods Mol Biol. 2021; 2341:31-36. PMID: 34264458.
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    33. Nakamura K, O'Neill AM, Williams MR, Cau L, Nakatsuji T, Horswill AR, Gallo RL. Short chain fatty acids produced by Cutibacterium acnes inhibit biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis. Sci Rep. 2020 12 04; 10(1):21237. PMID: 33277548.
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    34. Bispo M, Anaya-Sanchez A, Suhani S, Raineri EJM, L?pez-?lvarez M, Heuker M, Szymanski W, Romero Pastrana F, Buist G, Horswill AR, Francis KP, van Dam GM, van Oosten M, van Dijl JM. Fighting Staphylococcus aureus infections with light and photoimmunoconjugates. JCI Insight. 2020 11 19; 5(22). PMID: 33048846.
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    35. Brown MM, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus epidermidis-Skin friend or foe? PLoS Pathog. 2020 11; 16(11):e1009026. PMID: 33180890.
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    36. Gupta TT, Gupta NK, Pestrak MJ, Dusane DH, Harro JM, Horswill AR, Stoodley P. Staphylococcus aureus Aggregates on Orthopedic Materials under Varying Levels of Shear Stress. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 09 17; 86(19). PMID: 32709721.
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    37. Schilcher K, Horswill AR. Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2020 08 19; 84(3). PMID: 32792334.
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    38. Jones DD, Caesar LK, Pelzer CV, Crandall WJ, Jenul C, Todd DA, Horswill AR, Cech NB. Targeted and untargeted analysis of secondary metabolites to monitor growth and quorum sensing inhibition for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). J Microbiol Methods. 2020 09; 176:106000. PMID: 32649968.
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    39. Cau L, Williams MR, Butcher AM, Nakatsuji T, Kavanaugh JS, Cheng JY, Shafiq F, Higbee K, Hata TR, Horswill AR, Gallo RL. Staphylococcus epidermidis protease EcpA can be a deleterious component of the skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 03; 147(3):955-966.e16. PMID: 32634452.
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    40. H?ffner N, B?r J, Dengler Haunreiter V, Mairpady Shambat S, Seidl K, Crosby HA, Horswill AR, Zinkernagel AS. Intracellular Environment and agr System Affect Colony Size Heterogeneity of Staphylococcus aureus. Front Microbiol. 2020; 11:1415. PMID: 32695082.
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    41. Brown MM, Kwiecinski JM, Cruz LM, Shahbandi A, Todd DA, Cech NB, Horswill AR. Novel Peptide from Commensal Staphylococcus simulans Blocks Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Quorum Sensing and Protects Host Skin from Damage. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 05 21; 64(6). PMID: 32253213.
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    42. Tang H, Porras G, Brown MM, Chassagne F, Lyles JT, Bacsa J, Horswill AR, Quave CL. Triterpenoid acids isolated from Schinus terebinthifolia fruits reduce Staphylococcus aureus virulence and abate dermonecrosis. Sci Rep. 2020 05 15; 10(1):8046. PMID: 32415287.
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    43. Pestrak MJ, Gupta TT, Dusane DH, Guzior DV, Staats A, Harro J, Horswill AR, Stoodley P. Correction: Investigation of synovial fluid induced Staphylococcus aureus aggregate development and its impact on surface attachment and biofilm formation. PLoS One. 2020; 15(5):e0233534. PMID: 32407362.
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    44. Pestrak MJ, Gupta TT, Dusane DH, Guzior DV, Staats A, Harro J, Horswill AR, Stoodley P. Investigation of synovial fluid induced Staphylococcus aureus aggregate development and its impact on surface attachment and biofilm formation. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4):e0231791. PMID: 32302361.
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    45. Schilcher K, Caesar LK, Cech NB, Horswill AR. Processing, Export, and Identification of Novel Linear Peptides from Staphylococcus aureus. mBio. 2020 04 14; 11(2). PMID: 32291297.
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    46. Kwiecinski JM, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: pathogenesis and regulatory mechanisms. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2020 02; 53:51-60. PMID: 32172183.
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    47. Williams MR, Cau L, Wang Y, Kaul D, Sanford JA, Zaramela LS, Khalil S, Butcher AM, Zengler K, Horswill AR, Dupont CL, Hovnanian A, Gallo RL. Interplay of Staphylococcal and Host Proteases Promotes Skin Barrier Disruption in Netherton Syndrome. Cell Rep. 2020 03 03; 30(9):2923-2933.e7. PMID: 32130897.
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    48. DelMain EA, Moormeier DE, Endres JL, Hodges RE, Sadykov MR, Horswill AR, Bayles KW. Stochastic Expression of Sae-Dependent Virulence Genes during Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Development Is Dependent on SaeS. mBio. 2020 01 14; 11(1). PMID: 31937649.
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    49. Deng L, Schilcher K, Burcham LR, Kwiecinski JM, Johnson PM, Head SR, Heinrichs DE, Horswill AR, Doran KS. Identification of Key Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus Vaginal Colonization. mBio. 2019 12 24; 10(6). PMID: 31874913.
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    50. Sirobhushanam S, Parsa N, Reed TJ, Berthier CC, Sarkar MK, Hile GA, Tsoi LC, Banfield J, Dobry C, Horswill AR, Gudjonsson JE, Kahlenberg JM. Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Is Increased on Lupus Skin Lesions and Is Promoted by IFN-Mediated Barrier Disruption. J Invest Dermatol. 2020 05; 140(5):1066-1074.e4. PMID: 31877319.
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    51. Horswill AR, Gordon CP. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Small Molecule Modulators of the Staphylococcal Accessory Gene Regulator. J Med Chem. 2020 03 26; 63(6):2705-2730. PMID: 31658413.
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    52. Miller RJ, Crosby HA, Schilcher K, Wang Y, Ortines RV, Mazhar M, Dikeman DA, Pinsker BL, Brown ID, Joyce DP, Zhang J, Archer NK, Liu H, Alphonse MP, Czupryna J, Anderson WR, Bernthal NM, Fortuno-Miranda L, Bulte JWM, Francis KP, Horswill AR, Miller LS. Development of a Staphylococcus aureus reporter strain with click beetle red luciferase for enhanced in vivo imaging of experimental bacteremia?and mixed infections. Sci Rep. 2019 11 13; 9(1):16663. PMID: 31723175.
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    53. Crosby HA, Tiwari N, Kwiecinski JM, Xu Z, Dykstra A, Jenul C, Fuentes EJ, Horswill AR. The Staphylococcus aureus ArlRS two-component system regulates virulence factor expression through MgrA. Mol Microbiol. 2020 01; 113(1):103-122. PMID: 31618469.
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    54. Grundstad ML, Parlet CP, Kwiecinski JM, Kavanaugh JS, Crosby HA, Cho YS, Heilmann K, Diekema DJ, Horswill AR. Quorum Sensing, Virulence, and Antibiotic Resistance of USA100 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. mSphere. 2019 08 14; 4(4). PMID: 31413175.
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    55. Kavanaugh JS, Flack CE, Lister J, Ricker EB, Ibberson CB, Jenul C, Moormeier DE, Delmain EA, Bayles KW, Horswill AR. Identification of Extracellular DNA-Binding Proteins in the Biofilm Matrix. mBio. 2019 06 25; 10(3). PMID: 31239382.
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    56. Kwiecinski JM, Crosby HA, Valotteau C, Hippensteel JA, Nayak MK, Chauhan AK, Schmidt EP, Dufr?ne YF, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus aureus adhesion in endovascular infections is controlled by the ArlRS-MgrA signaling cascade. PLoS Pathog. 2019 05; 15(5):e1007800. PMID: 31116795.
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    57. Borb?n TY, Scorza BM, Clay GM, Lima Nobre de Queiroz F, Sariol AJ, Bowen JL, Chen Y, Zhanbolat B, Parlet CP, Valadares DG, Cassel SL, Nauseef WM, Horswill AR, Sutterwala FS, Wilson ME. Coinfection with Leishmania major and Staphylococcus aureus enhances the pathologic responses to both microbes through a pathway involving IL-17A. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 05; 13(5):e0007247. PMID: 31107882.
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    58. Williams MR, Costa SK, Zaramela LS, Khalil S, Todd DA, Winter HL, Sanford JA, O'Neill AM, Liggins MC, Nakatsuji T, Cech NB, Cheung AL, Zengler K, Horswill AR, Gallo RL. Quorum sensing between bacterial species on the skin protects against epidermal injury in atopic dermatitis. Sci Transl Med. 2019 05 01; 11(490). PMID: 31043573.
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    59. Kwiecinski JM, Jacobsson G, Horswill AR, Josefsson E, Jin T. Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates correlates with the infection type. Infect Dis (Lond). 2019 06; 51(6):446-451. PMID: 30985241.
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    60. Jenul C, Horswill AR. Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 04 05; 7(2). PMID: 30953424.
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    61. Parlet CP, Kavanaugh JS, Crosby HA, Raja HA, El-Elimat T, Todd DA, Pearce CJ, Cech NB, Oberlies NH, Horswill AR. Apicidin Attenuates MRSA Virulence through Quorum-Sensing Inhibition and Enhanced Host Defense. Cell Rep. 2019 04 02; 27(1):187-198.e6. PMID: 30943400.
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    62. Tian X, Hellman J, Horswill AR, Crosby HA, Francis KP, Prakash A. Corrigendum: Elevated Gut Microbiome-Derived Propionate Levels Are Associated With Reduced Sterile Lung Inflammation and Bacterial Immunity in Mice. Front Microbiol. 2019; 10:518. PMID: 30972040.
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    63. Parlet CP, Brown MM, Horswill AR. Commensal Staphylococci Influence Staphylococcus aureus Skin Colonization and Disease. Trends Microbiol. 2019 06; 27(6):497-507. PMID: 30846311.
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    64. Tian X, Hellman J, Horswill AR, Crosby HA, Francis KP, Prakash A. Elevated Gut Microbiome-Derived Propionate Levels Are Associated With Reduced Sterile Lung Inflammation and Bacterial Immunity in Mice. Front Microbiol. 2019; 10:159. PMID: 30891007.
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    65. Trivedi U, Madsen JS, Everett J, Fell C, Russel J, Haaber J, Crosby HA, Horswill AR, Burm?lle M, Rumbaugh KP, S?rensen SJ. Staphylococcus aureus coagulases are exploitable yet stable public goods in clinically relevant conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 12 11; 115(50):E11771-E11779. PMID: 30463950.
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    66. Loftus RW, Dexter F, Robinson ADM, Horswill AR. Desiccation tolerance is associated with Staphylococcus aureus hypertransmissibility, resistance and infection development in the operating room. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Nov; 100(3):299-308. PMID: 29966756.
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    67. Urbano R, Karlinsey JE, Libby SJ, Doulias PT, Ischiropoulos H, Warheit-Niemi HI, Liggitt DH, Horswill AR, Fang FC. Host Nitric Oxide Disrupts Microbial Cell-to-Cell Communication to Inhibit Staphylococcal Virulence. Cell Host Microbe. 2018 05 09; 23(5):594-606.e7. PMID: 29706505.
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    68. Chen Y, Crosby HA, Oosthuysen WF, Diekema DJ, Kelley ST, Horswill AR. Draft Genome Sequence of USA100 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain 209. Genome Announc. 2018 Jan 04; 6(1). PMID: 29301880.
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    69. Quave CL, Horswill AR. Identification of Staphylococcal Quorum Sensing Inhibitors by Quantification of ?-Hemolysin with High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Methods Mol Biol. 2018; 1673:363-370. PMID: 29130186.
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    70. Paharik AE, Parlet CP, Chung N, Todd DA, Rodriguez EI, Van Dyke MJ, Cech NB, Horswill AR. Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Strain Prevents Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Skin Infection by Blocking Quorum Sensing. Cell Host Microbe. 2017 Dec 13; 22(6):746-756.e5. PMID: 29199097.
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    71. Todd DA, Parlet CP, Crosby HA, Malone CL, Heilmann KP, Horswill AR, Cech NB. Signal Biosynthesis Inhibition with Ambuic Acid as a Strategy To Target Antibiotic-Resistant Infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 08; 61(8). PMID: 28607020.
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    72. Nicholson TL, Brockmeier SL, Sukumar N, Paharik AE, Lister JL, Horswill AR, Kehrli ME, Loving CL, Shore SM, Deora R. The Bordetella Bps Polysaccharide Is Required for Biofilm Formation and Enhances Survival in the Lower Respiratory Tract of Swine. Infect Immun. 2017 08; 85(8). PMID: 28559403.
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    73. Mishra S, Horswill AR. Heparin Mimics Extracellular DNA in Binding to Cell Surface-Localized Proteins and Promoting Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation. mSphere. 2017 May-Jun; 2(3). PMID: 28656173.
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    74. Muhs A, Lyles JT, Parlet CP, Nelson K, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Quave CL. Virulence Inhibitors from Brazilian Peppertree Block Quorum Sensing and Abate Dermonecrosis in Skin Infection Models. Sci Rep. 2017 02 10; 7:42275. PMID: 28186134.
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    75. Paharik AE, Kotasinska M, Both A, Hoang TN, B?ttner H, Roy P, Fey PD, Horswill AR, Rohde H. The metalloprotease SepA governs processing of accumulation-associated protein and shapes intercellular adhesive surface properties in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Mol Microbiol. 2017 03; 103(5):860-874. PMID: 27997732.
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    76. Paharik AE, Salgado-Pabon W, Meyerholz DK, White MJ, Schlievert PM, Horswill AR. The Spl Serine Proteases Modulate Staphylococcus aureus Protein Production and Virulence in a Rabbit Model of Pneumonia. mSphere. 2016 Sep-Oct; 1(5). PMID: 27747296.
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    77. Schaeffer CR, Hoang TN, Sudbeck CM, Alawi M, Tolo IE, Robinson DA, Horswill AR, Rohde H, Fey PD. Versatility of Biofilm Matrix Molecules in Staphylococcus epidermidis Clinical Isolates and Importance of Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin Expression during High Shear Stress. mSphere. 2016 Sep-Oct; 1(5). PMID: 27747298.
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    78. Quave CL, Lyles JT, Kavanaugh JS, Nelson K, Parlet CP, Crosby HA, Heilmann KP, Horswill AR. Correction: Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) Leaf Extracts Rich in Ursene and Oleanene Derivatives Block Staphylococcus aureus Virulence and Pathogenesis without Detectable Resistance. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0163655. PMID: 27657727.
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    169. Malone CL, Boles BR, Horswill AR. Biosynthesis of Staphylococcus aureus autoinducing peptides by using the synechocystis DnaB mini-intein. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Oct; 73(19):6036-44. PMID: 17693565.
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    170. Kavanaugh JS, Thoendel M, Horswill AR. A role for type I signal peptidase in Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing. Mol Microbiol. 2007 Aug; 65(3):780-98. PMID: 17608791.
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    171. Cheng L, Naumann TA, Horswill AR, Hong SJ, Venters BJ, Tomsho JW, Benkovic SJ, Keiler KC. Discovery of antibacterial cyclic peptides that inhibit the ClpXP protease. Protein Sci. 2007 Aug; 16(8):1535-42. PMID: 17600141.
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    172. Horswill AR, Benkovic SJ. Identifying small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions. Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 2006 Dec; Chapter 19:Unit 19.15. PMID: 18429304.
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    173. Horswill AR, Stoodley P, Stewart PS, Parsek MR. The effect of the chemical, biological, and physical environment on quorum sensing in structured microbial communities. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007 Jan; 387(2):371-80. PMID: 17047948.
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    174. Horswill AR, Benkovic SJ. Cyclic peptides, a chemical genetics tool for biologists. Cell Cycle. 2005 Apr; 4(4):552-5. PMID: 15876867.
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    175. Horswill AR, Savinov SN, Benkovic SJ. A systematic method for identifying small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 02; 101(44):15591-6. PMID: 15498867.
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    176. Lewis JA, Horswill AR, Schwem BE, Escalante-Semerena JC. The Tricarballylate utilization (tcuRABC) genes of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2. J Bacteriol. 2004 Mar; 186(6):1629-37. PMID: 14996793.
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    177. Saraf MC, Horswill AR, Benkovic SJ, Maranas CD. FamClash: a method for ranking the activity of engineered enzymes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Mar 23; 101(12):4142-7. PMID: 14981242.
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    178. Horswill AR, Naumann TA, Benkovic SJ. Using incremental truncation to create libraries of hybrid enzymes. Methods Enzymol. 2004; 388:50-60. PMID: 15289061.
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    179. Gulick AM, Starai VJ, Horswill AR, Homick KM, Escalante-Semerena JC. The 1.75 A crystal structure of acetyl-CoA synthetase bound to adenosine-5'-propylphosphate and coenzyme A. Biochemistry. 2003 Mar 18; 42(10):2866-73. PMID: 12627952.
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    180. Fonseca MV, Buan NR, Horswill AR, Rayment I, Escalante-Semerena JC. The ATP:Co(I)rrinoid adenosyltransferase (CobA) enzyme of Salmonella enterica requires the 2'-OH group of ATP for function and yields inorganic triphosphate as its reaction byproduct. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 06; 277(36):33127-31. PMID: 12080060.
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    181. Gulick AM, Horswill AR, Thoden JB, Escalante-Semerena JC, Rayment I. Pentaerythritol propoxylate: a new crystallization agent and cryoprotectant induces crystal growth of 2-methylcitrate dehydratase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2002 Feb; 58(Pt 2):306-9. PMID: 11807258.
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    182. Ciche TA, Bintrim SB, Horswill AR, Ensign JC. A Phosphopantetheinyl transferase homolog is essential for Photorhabdus luminescens to support growth and reproduction of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. J Bacteriol. 2001 May; 183(10):3117-26. PMID: 11325940.
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    183. Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. In vitro conversion of propionate to pyruvate by Salmonella enterica enzymes: 2-methylcitrate dehydratase (PrpD) and aconitase Enzymes catalyze the conversion of 2-methylcitrate to 2-methylisocitrate. Biochemistry. 2001 Apr 17; 40(15):4703-13. PMID: 11294638.
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    184. Horswill AR, Dudding AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. Studies of propionate toxicity in Salmonella enterica identify 2-methylcitrate as a potent inhibitor of cell growth. J Biol Chem. 2001 Jun 01; 276(22):19094-101. PMID: 11376009.
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    185. Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. Salmonella typhimurium LT2 catabolizes propionate via the 2-methylcitric acid cycle. J Bacteriol. 1999 Sep; 181(18):5615-23. PMID: 10482501.
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    186. Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. The prpE gene of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 encodes propionyl-CoA synthetase. Microbiology (Reading). 1999 Jun; 145 ( Pt 6):1381-1388. PMID: 10411265.
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    187. Tsang AW, Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. Studies of regulation of expression of the propionate (prpBCDE) operon provide insights into how Salmonella typhimurium LT2 integrates its 1,2-propanediol and propionate catabolic pathways. J Bacteriol. 1998 Dec; 180(24):6511-8. PMID: 9851993.
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    188. Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. Propionate catabolism in Salmonella typhimurium LT2: two divergently transcribed units comprise the prp locus at 8.5 centisomes, prpR encodes a member of the sigma-54 family of activators, and the prpBCDE genes constitute an operon. J Bacteriol. 1997 Feb; 179(3):928-40. PMID: 9006051.
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    189. Rondon MR, Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC. DNA polymerase I function is required for the utilization of ethanolamine, 1,2-propanediol, and propionate by Salmonella typhimurium LT2. J Bacteriol. 1995 Dec; 177(24):7119-24. PMID: 8522518.
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