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  1. PASTA kinase-dependent control of peptidoglycan synthesis via ReoM is required for cell wall stress responses, cytosolic survival, and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2021, PLOS

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  2. Phagocytes produce prostaglandin E2 in response to cytosolic Listeria monocytogenes

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2021, PLOS

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  3. Heterologous vaccination targeting prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) using DNA and Listeria vaccines elicits superior anti-tumor immunity dependent on CD4+ T cells elicited by DNA priming

    Article • OncoImmunology, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  4. A Genetic Screen Reveals that Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydroxy-2-Naphthoate (DHNA), but Not Full-Length Menaquinone, Is Required for Listeria monocytogenes Cytosolic Survival

    Article • mBio, March 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  5. Listeria monocytogenes-Induced Cell Death Inhibits the Generation of Cell-Mediated Immunity

    Article • Infection and Immunity, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  6. The Cyclic Dinucleotide c-di-AMP Is an Allosteric Regulator of Metabolic Enzyme Function

    Article • Cell, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  7. Selective Pharmacologic Inhibition of a PASTA Kinase Increases Listeria monocytogenes Susceptibility to β-Lactam Antibiotics

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  8. The Role of the Phagosomal Transporter (Pht) Family of Proteins in Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  9. Inflammasome-Mediated Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes-Stimulated Immunity Is Independent of Myelomonocytic Function

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2013, PLOS

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  10. ThephtC-phtDLocus Equips Legionella pneumophila for Thymidine Salvage and Replication in Macrophages

    Article • Infection and Immunity, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  11. Cyclic di-AMP Is Critical for Listeria monocytogenes Growth, Cell Wall Homeostasis, and Establishment of Infection

    Article • mBio, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  12. Innate Immune Pathways Triggered by Listeria monocytogenes and Their Role in the Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity

    Article • January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  13. Listeria monocytogenes engineered to activate the Nlrc4 inflammasome are severely attenuated and are poor inducers of protective immunity

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  14. TheN-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea-InducedGoldenticketMouse Mutant Reveals an Essential Function ofStingin theIn VivoInterferon Response toListeria monocytogenesand Cyclic Dinucleotides

    Article • Infection and Immunity, November 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  15. Listeria monocytogenes Triggers AIM2-Mediated Pyroptosis upon Infrequent Bacteriolysis in the Macrophage Cytosol

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  16. Type I IFN Signaling Constrains IL-17A/F Secretion by    T Cells during Bacterial Infections

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, February 2010, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  17. The phagosomal nutrient transporter (Pht) family

    Article • Microbiology, January 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr John-Demian Sauer

  18. Specificity of Legionella pneumophila and Coxiella burnetii Vacuoles and Versatility of Legionella pneumophila Revealed by Coinfection

    Article • Infection and Immunity, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  19. The phagosomal transporter A couples threonine acquisition to differentiation and replication of Legionella pneumophila in macrophages

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer