Jack Leo

20.11.2009
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki

Structural and Functional Studies on Trimeric Autotransporters

Reviewers:

Susan Buchanan, PhD., Structural Institute & Cell Signalling Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Professor Sarah Butcher, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Opponent:

Assistant Professor Peter van Ulsen, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publications:

  1. Leo JC, Elovaara H, Brodsky B, Skurnik M, Goldman A. The Yersinia adhesin YadA binds to a collagenous triple-helical conformation but without sequence specificity. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2008 Aug;21(8):475-484
  2. Leo JC, Elovaara H, Bihan D, Kilpinen SK, Raynal N, Farndale RW, Goldman A. The Yersinia adhesin YadA binds to collagenous sequences with a high hydroxyproline-to-charged residue ratio. 2009 (Submitted)
  3. Leo JC, Goldman A. The immunoglobulin-binding Eib proteins from Escherichia coli are receptors for IgG Fc. Mol Immunol. 2009 May;46(8-9):1860-1866
  4. Leo JC*, Lyskowski* A, Goldman a, Crystal structure of an IgA- and IgB-binding fragment of the trimeric autotransporter EibD. 2009 (Manuscript)
* equal contribution to the work