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  1. Exploring the native pulp and paper sludge microbiome to inspire new biotechnologies for waste minimization

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2026, ASM Journals

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  2. Tuning the rheological properties of laccase-crosslinked arabinoxylan hydrogels by prior arabinofuranosidase treatments

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  3. Fungal cell walls: the rising importance of carbohydrate-active enzymes

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  4. Germline β−1,3-glucan deposits are required for female gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Nature Communications, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  5. Impact of Extraction Method on the Structure of Lignin from Ball-Milled Hardwood

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  6. Family 92 carbohydrate-binding modules specific for β-1,6-glucans increase the thermostability of a bacterial chitinase

    Article • Biochimie, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  7. A polysaccharide utilization locus from Chitinophaga pinensis simultaneously targets chitin and β-glucans found in fungal cell walls

    Article • mSphere, August 2023, ASM Journals

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  8. The impact of xylan on the biosynthesis and structure of extracellular lignin produced by a Norway spruce tissue culture

    Article • Plant Direct, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  9. Genome‐wide association study for lignocellulosic compounds and fermentable sugar in rice straw

    Article • The Plant Genome, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  10. Human Gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Deploys a Highly Efficient Conserved System To Cross-Feed on β-Mannan-Derived Oligosaccharides

    Article • mBio, June 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  11. Polysaccharide degradation by the Bacteroidetes: mechanisms and nomenclature

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  12. A polysaccharide utilization locus from the gut bacterium Dysgonomonas mossii encodes functionally distinct carbohydrate esterases

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  13. Human gutFaecalibacterium prausnitziideploy a highly efficient conserved system to cross-feed on β-mannan-derived oligosaccharides

    Article • December 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  14. Exploring the Potential for Fungal Antagonism and Cell Wall Attack by Bacillus subtilis natto

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  15. Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) mediated production of ultra-fine cellulose nanofibres from delignified softwood fibres

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  16. Bacteroidetes bacteria in the soil: Glycan acquisition, enzyme secretion, and gliding motility

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  17. Secreted Microbial Enzymes for Organic Compound Degradation

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  18. Focused Metabolism of β-Glucans by the SoilBacteroidetesSpeciesChitinophaga pinensis

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  19. A new enzyme system for producing valuable small molecules from seaweed biomass.

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  20. Production of functionalised chitins assisted by fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  21. Alteration of xylan acetylation can trigger specific plant defence responses.

    Article • The Plant Journal, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee, Antonio Muñoz, Antonio Molina

  22. An introduction to the structure, function, and metabolism of the plant cell wall.

    Article • July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  23. The Impact of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids on the Physiology of Phytophthora infestans, the Causative Agent of Potato Late Blight

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, July 2017, Scientific Societies

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  24. Spatially resolved transcriptome profiling in model plant species

    Article • Nature Plants, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  25. Proteomic data on enzyme secretion and activity in the bacterium Chitinophaga pinensis

    Article • Data in Brief, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  26. Soil bacterium Chitinophaga pinensis secretes glycoside hydrolases for polysaccharide metabolism.

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  27. Comparative analysis of sterol acquisition in the oomycetes Saprolegnia parasitica and Phytophthora infestans

    Article • PLOS One, February 2017, PLOS

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  28. The DNSA reducing sugar assay: a how-to guide for glycoside hydrolases.

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  29. Sterol biosynthesis in the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica proceeds via a lanosterol intermediate.

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  30. The degree of acetylation affects the microbial degradability of mannans

    Article • Polymer Degradation and Stability, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  31. Structural and functional characterization of the microtubule interacting and trafficking domains of two oomycete chitin synthases

    Article • FEBS Journal, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  32. A GH115 α-glucuronidase from Schizophyllum commune contributes to the synergistic enzymatic deconstruction of softwood glucuronoarabinoxylan

    Article • Biotechnology for Biofuels, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  33. Specificity determinants for an arabinopyranose-cleaving GH27 enzyme.

    Article • PLOS One, October 2015, PLOS

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  34. Phenylcoumaran Benzylic Ether Reductase Prevents Accumulation of Compounds Formed under Oxidative Conditions in Poplar Xylem

    Article • The Plant Cell, September 2014, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  35. A human gut symbiont degrades complex plant carbohydrates.

    Article • Nature, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gideon J Davies, Dr Lauren S McKee

  36. Identification of the acid/base catalyst of a glycoside hydrolase family 3 (GH3) β-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger ASKU28

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  37. SEPARATION OF GALACTOGLUCOMANNANS, LIGNIN, AND LIGNIN-CARBOHYDRATE COMPLEXES FROM HOT-WATER-EXTRACTED NORWAY SPRUCE BY CROSS-FLOW FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY

    Article • BioResources, August 2012, BioResources

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  38. An arabinoxylan de-branching enzyme can be modified to gain backbone cleaving activity.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  39. A Novel, Noncatalytic Carbohydrate-binding Module Displays Specificity for Galactose-containing Polysaccharides through Calcium-mediated Oligomerization

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2011, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  40. The Structure and Function of an Arabinan-specific α-1,2-Arabinofuranosidase Identified from Screening the Activities of Bacterial GH43 Glycoside Hydrolases

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2011, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Lauren S McKee

  41. Developmental complexity of arabinan polysaccharides and their processing in plant cell walls

    Article • The Plant Journal, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Barry V McCleary, Dr Lauren S McKee