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Wang R.*, Lonergan Z.R.* Wilbert S., Eiler J., Newman D.K. Widespread detoxifying nitric oxide reductases impart a distinct isotopic fingerprint on N2O under anoxia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2024 June; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319960121
*Co-first authors.
Kim J.H., Dong J., Lee B.H., Lonergan Z.R., Gu W., Girke T., Zhang W., Newman D.K., Martins-Green M. Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates quorum sensing, antioxidant enzymes and type VI secretion in response to oxidative stress to initiate biofilm formation and wound chronicity. Antioxidants, 2024 May. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13060655.
Kim J.H., Spero M.A., Lebig E.G.D., Lonergan Z.R., Trindade I.B., Newman D.K., Martins-Green M. Targeting anaerobic respiration in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with chlorate improves healing of chronic wounds. Advances in Wound Care. 2023 July; https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2023.0036
Sutherland D.M., Strebl M., Koehler M., Welsh O.L., Yu X., Hu L., dos Santos Natividade R., Knowlton J.T., Taylor G.M., Moreno R.A., Worz P., Lonergan Z.R., Aravamudhan P., Guzman-Cardozo C., Alsteens D., Wang Z., Prasad B.V.V., Stehle T., Dermody T.S. NgR1 binding to reovirus reveals an unusual bivalent interaction and a new viral attachment protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023 June. 120 (24) e2219404120.
Livingston J., Spero M.A., Lonergan Z.R., Newman D.K. Visualization of mRNA expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa aggregates reveals spatial patterns of fermentative and denitrifying metabolism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2022 March. e00439-22.
Lonergan Z.R., Palmer L.D., Skaar E.P. Histidine utilization is a critical determinant of Acinetobacter pathogenesis. Infection and Immunity. 2020 Apr; DOI: 1128/IAI.00118-20.
Hesse L.E., Lonergan Z.R., Beavers W.N., Skaar E.P. The Acinetobacter baumannii Znu system overcomes host-imposed nutrient zinc limitation. Infection and Immunity. 2019 Sep; 87:e00746-19.
Lonergan Z.R. and Skaar E.P. Nutrient zinc at the host-pathogen interface. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 2019 Dec; 44(12) 1041-1059.
Wang J.*, Lonergan Z.R*., Gonzales-Gutierrez G., Nairn B.L., Maxwell, C.N., Zhang Y., Andreini C., Karty J.A., Chazin W.J., Trinidad J.C., Skaar E.P., Giedroc D.P. Multi-metal restriction by calprotectin impacts de novo flavin biosynthesis in Acinetobacter baumannii. Cell Chemical Biology. 2019 May; 26, 1-11
*Co-first authors.
Lonergan Z.R., Nairn B.L., Wang J., Hsu Y., Hesse L.E., Beavers W.N., Chazin W.J., Trinidad J.C., VanNieuwenhze M.S., Giedroc D.P., Skaar E.P. An Acinetobacter baumannii, zinc-regulated peptidase maintains cell wall integrity during immune-mediated nutrient sequestration. Cell Reports. 2019 Feb; 26(8): 2009-2018 e6.
Juttukonda L.J., Green E.R., Lonergan Z.R., Heffern M.C., Chang C., Skaar E.P. Acinetobacter baumannii OxyR regulates the transcriptional response to hydrogen peroxide. Infection and Immunity. 2019 Jan; 87(1), e00413-418.
Rong-Mullins X., Ravishankar A., McNeal K.A., Lonergan Z.R., Biega A.C., Creamer J.P., Gallagher J.E.G. Genetic variation in Dip5, an amino acid permease, and Pdr5, a multiple drug transporter, regulates glyphosate resistance in S. cerevisiae. PLoS ONE. 2017 Nov; 12(11): e0187522
Aron A.T.*, Heffern M.C.*, Lonergan Z.R.*, Vander Wal M.N., Blank B.R., Spangler B., Zhang Y., Park H.M., Stahl A., Renslo A.R., Skaar E.P, Chang C.J. In vivo bioluminescence imaging of labile iron accumulation in a murine model of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2017 Nov; 114(48) 12669-12674.
*Co-first authors.
Rong-Mullins X., Winans M.J., Lee J.B. Lonergan Z.R., Pilolli V.A., Weatherly L.M., Carmenzind T.W., Jiang L., Cumming J.R., Oporto G.S., Gallagher J.E.G. Proteomic and genetic analysis of the response of S. cerevisiae to soluble copper leads to improvements of the antimicrobial function of cellulosic copper nanoparticles. Metallomics. 2017 Aug; 9, 1304-1315.
Nairn B.L., Lonergan Z.R., Wang J., Braymer J.J., Yaofang Z., Calcutt M.W,. Lisher J.P., Gilston B.A., Chazin W.J., de Crecy-Lagard V., Giedroc D.P., Skaar E.P. The response of Acinetobacter baumannii to zinc starvation. Cell Host & Microbe. 2016 June; 19(6):826-836.
Wilde A.D., Snyder D.J., Putnam N.E., Valentino M.D., Hammer N.D., Lonergan Z.R., Hinger S.A., Aysanoa E.E., Blanchard C., Dunman P.M., Wasserman G.A., Chen J., Shopsin B., Gilmore M.S., Skaar E.P., Cassat J.E. Bacterial hypoxic responses revealed as critical determinants of the host-pathogen outcome by TnSeq analysis of Staphylococcus aureus invasive infection. PLoS Pathogens. 2015 Dec;11(12). e1005341.