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Turner, Daniel J., Portman, Ian, Dafforn, Timothy R., Rodger, Alison, Roper, David I., Smith, Corinne J. and Turner, Matthew S.. (2012) The Mechanics of FtsZ fibers. Biophysical Journal, Vol.102 (No.4). pp. 731-738. ISSN 00063495

Pacheco-Gómez, Raúl, Roper, David I., Dafforn, Tim and Rodger, Alison. (2011) The pH dependence of polymerization and bundling by the essential bacterial cytoskeltal protein FtsZ. PLoS One, Vol.6 (No.6). e19369. ISSN 1932-6203

Bugg, Tim, Braddick, Darren, Dowson, Christopher G. and Roper, David I.. (2011) Bacterial cell wall assembly : still an attractive antibacterial target. Trends in Biotechnology, Vol.29 (No.4). pp. 167-173. ISSN 0167-7799

Hattersley, J. G. (John G.), Pérez-Velázquez, J., Chappell, M. J. (Michael J.), Bearup, Daniel James, Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G., Bugg, Tim and Evans, N. D.. (2011) Indistinguishability and identifiability of kinetic models for the MurC reaction in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol.104 (No.2). pp. 70-80. ISSN 01692607

Batson, Sarah, Rea, Dean, Fülöp, Vilmos and Roper, David I.. (2010) Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase (EcDdlB) from Escherichia coli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol.66 (No.4). pp. 405-408. ISSN 0096-1523

Kawai, Fumihiro, Clarke, Thomas B., Roper, David I., Han, Gab-Jo, Hwang, Kwang Yeon, Unzai, Satoru, Obayashi, Eiji, Park, Sam-Yong and Tame, Jeremy R. H.. (2010) Crystal structures of penicillin-binding proteins 4 and 5 from Haemophilus influenzae. Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol.396 (No.3). pp. 634-645. ISSN 0022-2836

Paradis-Bleau, Catherine, Lloyd, Adrian, Sanschagrin, Francois, Maaroufi, Halim, Clarke, Thomas B., Blewett, Ann, Dowson, Christopher G., Roper, David I., Bugg, Tim and Levesque, Roger C.. (2009) Pseudomonas aeruginosa MurE amide ligase : enzyme kinetics and peptide inhibitor. Biochemical Journal, Vol.421 (No. 2). pp. 263-272. ISSN 0264-6021

Cressina, Elena, Lloyd, Adrian J., De Pascale, Gianfranco, Mok, B. James, Caddick, Stephen, Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G. and Bugg, Tim. (2009) Inhibition of tRNA-dependent ligase MurM from Streptococcus pneumoniae by phosphonate and sulfonamide inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Vol.17 (No.9). pp. 3443-3455. ISSN 0968-0896

Usha, Veeraraghavan, Dover, Lynn G., Roper, David I., Fuetterer, Klaus and Besra, Gurdyal S.. (2009) Structure of the diaminopimelate epimerase DapF from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, Vol.65 (No.4). pp. 383-387. ISSN 0907-4449

Clarke, Thomas B., Kawai, Fumihiro, Park, Sam-Yong, Tame, Jeremy R. H., Dowson, Christopher G. and Roper, David I.. (2009) Mutational analysis of the substrate specificity of Escherichia coli penicillin binding protein 4. Biochemistry, Vol.48 (No.12). pp. 2675-2683. ISSN 0006-2960

Sova, Matej, Cadez, Gasper, Turk, Samo, Majce, Vita, Polanc, Slovenko, Batson, Sarah, Lloyd, Adrian, Roper, David I., Fishwick, Colin W. G. and Gobec, Stanislav. (2009) Design and synthesis of new hydroxyethylamines as inhibitors of D-alanyl-D-lactate ligase (VanA) and D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase (DdlB). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol.19 (No.5). pp. 1376-1379. ISSN 0960-894X

De Pascale, Gianfranco, Lloyd, Adrian J., Schouten, James A., Gilbey, Andrea M., Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G. and Bugg, Tim. (2008) Kinetic characterization of lipid II-Ala:Alanyl-tRNA ligase (MurN) from streptococcus pneumoniae using semisynthetic aminoacyl-lipid II substrates. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol.283 (No.50). pp. 34571-34579. ISSN 0021-9258

Rea, Dean, Hovington, Rebecca, Rakus, John F., Gerlt, John A., Fulop, Vilmos, Bugg, Tim and Roper, David I.. (2008) Crystal structure and functional assignment of YfaU, a metal ion dependent class II aldolase from Escherichia coli K12. Biochemistry, Vol.47 (No.38). pp. 9955-9965. ISSN 0006-2960

Alderwick, Luke J., Dover, Lynn G., Veerapen, Natacha, Gurcha, Sudagar S., Kremer, Laurent, Roper, David I., Pathak, Ashish K., Reynolds, Robert C., 1955- and Besra, Gurdyal S.. (2008) Expression, purification and characterisation of soluble GlfT and the identification of a novel galactofuranosyltransferase Rv3782 involved in priming GlfT-mediated galactan polymerisation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Protein Expression and Purification, Vol.58 (No.2). pp. 332-341. ISSN 1046-5928

Lloyd, Adrian J., Gilbey, Andrea M., Blewett, Anne M., De Pascale, Gianfranco, El Zoeiby, Ahmed, Levesque, Roger C., Catherwood, Anita C., Tomasz, Alexander, Bugg, Tim, Roper, David I. and Dowson, Christopher G.. (2008) Characterization of tRNA-dependent peptide bond formation by MurM in the synthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae peptidoglycan. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol.283 (No.10). pp. 6402-6417. ISSN 0021-9258

Usha, Veeraraghavan, Dover, Lynn G., Roper, David L. and Besra, Gurdyal S.. (2008) Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis diaminopimelic acid epimerase: paired cysteine residues are crucial for racemization. FEMS Microbiology Letters, Vol.280 (No.1). pp. 57-63. ISSN 0378-1097

Rea, Dean, Fueloep, Vilmos, Bugg, Tim and Roper, David I.. (2007) Structure and mechanism of HpcH : a metal ion dependent class II aldolase from the homoprotocatechuate degradation pathway of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol.373 (No.4). pp. 866-876. ISSN 0022-2836

Lysenko, Elena S., Clarke, Thomas B., Shchepetov, Mikhail, Ratner, Adam J., Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G. and Weiser, Jeffrey N.. (2007) Nod1 signaling overcomes resistance of S. pneumoniae to opsonophagocytic killing. PL o S Pathogens , Vol.3 (No.8). pp. 1073-1081. ISSN 1553-7366

Cressina, Elena, Lloyd, Adrian J., De Pascale, Gianfranco, Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G. and Bugg, Tim. (2007) Adenosine phosphonate inhibitors of lipid II: Alanyl tRNA ligase MurM from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol.17 (No.16). pp. 4654-4656. ISSN 0960-894X

Lysenko, Elena S., Clarke, Thomas B., Shchepetov, Mikhail, Ratner, Adam J., Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G. and Weiser, Jeffrey N.. (2007) Nod1 signaling overcomes resistance of S. pneumoniae to opsonophagocytic killing. PLoS Pathogens, Vol.3 (No.8). pp. 1073-1081. ISSN 1553-7374

Izumi, Atsushi, Rea, Dean, Adachi, Tomoko, Unzai, Satoru, Park, Sam-Yong, Roper, David I. and Tame, Jeremy R. H.. (2007) Structure and mechanism of HpcG, a hydratase in the homoprotocatechuate degradation pathway of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol.370 (No.5). pp. 899-911. ISSN 0022-2836

Lee, Sarah C., Stoilova-Mcphie, Svetla, Baxter, Laura, Fulop, Vilmos, Henderson, Janey, Rodger, Alison, Roper, David I., Scott, David J., Smith, Corinne and Morgan, J. Alun W.. (2007) Structural characterisation of the insecticidal toxin XptA1, reveals a 1.15 MDa tetramer with a cage-like structure. Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol.366 (No.5). pp. 1558-1568. ISSN 0022-2836

Adachi, Tomoko, Izumi, Atsushi, Rea, Dean, Park, Sam-Yong, Tame, Jeremy R. H. and Roper, David I.. (2006) Expression, purification and crystallization of 2-oxo-hept-4-ene-1,7-dioate hydratase (HpcG) from Escherichia coli C. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND CRYSTALLIZATION COMMUNICATIONS, 62 (Part 10). pp. 1010-1012. ISSN 1744-3091

Usha, Veeraraghavan, Dover, Lynn G., Roper, David I., Lloyd, Adrian J. and Besra, Gurdyal S.. (2006) Use of a codon alteration strategy in a novel approach to cloning the Mycobacterium tuberculosis diaminopimelic acid epimerase. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 262 (1). pp. 39-47. ISSN 0378-1097

Tötemeyer, Sabine, Sheppard, Mark, Lloyd, Adrian, Roper, David I., Dowson, Christopher G., Underhill, David, Murray, Peter, Maskell, Duncan and Bryant, Clare. (2006) IFN-gamma enhances production of nitric oxide from macrophages via a mechanism that depends on nucleotide oligomerization domain-2. Journal of Immunology, Vol.176 (No.8). pp. 4804-4810. ISSN 0022-1767

Kishida, H., Unzai, Satoru, Roper, David I., Lloyd, A, Park, S.Y. and Tame, Jeremy R. H.. (2006) Crystal structure of penicillin binding protein 4 (dacB) from Escherichia coli, both in the native form and covalently linked to various antibiotics. Biochemistry, Vol.45 (No.3). pp. 783-792. ISSN 0006-2960