Publications

51) The effects of daptomycin on cell wall biosynthesis in Enterococcal faecalis 
B. Rimal, J. Chang, C. Liu, R. Rashid, M. Singh, and SJ Kim. Sci Rep 13, 12227 (2023)

50) Using molecular straps to engineer conjugated porous polymer growth, chemical doping, and conductivity. Mohanan M., Ahmad H., Ajayan P., Pandey P., Calvert B., Zhang X., Chen F., Kim SJ, Kundu S., and Gavvalapalli N. Chemical Science (2023)

49) Peptidoglycan compositional analysis of Mycobacterium smegmatis using high-resolution LC-MS.  B. Rimal, S. Senzani, C. Ealand, G. Lamichhane, B. Kana, and SJ Kim. Sci Rep 12, 11061 (2022)

48) Molecular dynamics simulations of the secondary-binding site in disaccharide-modified glycopeptide antibioticsO Olademehin, K Shuford, SJ Kim. Sci Rep 12, 7087 (2022).

47) Molecular dynamics simulation of atomic interactions in the vancomycin binding siteO Olademehin, SJ Kim, K Shuford., ACS Omega (2021).

46) Dsi-RNA knockdown of genes regulated by Foxo reduces glycogen and lipid accumulations in diapausing Culex pipiens. O Olademehin, C Liu, B Rimal, N Adegboyega, F Chen, C Sim, and SJ Kim. Scientific Reports, (2020)

45) Suppression of glycogen synthase expression reduces glycogen and lipid storage during mosquito overwintering diapause. B King, L Li, C Liu, SJ Kim, and C Sim. Journal of Insect Physiology, (2020).

44) L,D-transpeptidase specific probe reveals the mechanism of a novel cell wall target in Gram-positive pathogens S Pidgeon, A Apostolos, J Nelson, M Shaku, B Rimal, N Islam, D Crick, SJ Kim, M Pavelka, B Kana, and M Pires. ACS Chem. Biol., (2019).

43) A proteolytic complex targets multiple cell wall hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa  D Srivastava, J Seo, B Rimal, SJ Kim, S Zhen, and A Darwin. mBio (2018). 

42) Resuscitation promoting factors are required for biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis  C Ealand, B Rimal, J Chang, L Mashigo, M Chengalroyen, L Mapela, G Beukes, E Machowski, SJ Kim, and B Kana.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, (2018). 

41) Peptidoglycan compositional analysis of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm by stable isotope labeling by amino acids in a bacterial culture  J Chang, A Wallace, E Foster, and SJ Kim.  Biochemistry (2018). 

40) Insights into key interactions between vancomycin and bacterial cell wall structures  F Wang, H Zhou, O Olademehin, SJ Kim, and P Tao.  ACS Omega (2018).

39) Surface proteins and the formation of biofilm by Staphylococcus aureus   SJ Kim, J Chang, B Rimal, H Yang, and J Schaefer.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Biomembrane (2017).

38) Characterization of the tertiary structure of the peptidoglycan of Enterococcus faecalis  H Yang, M Singh, SJ Kim, and J Schaefer.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Biomembrane (2017).

37) Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall biosynthesis by desleucyl-oritavancin: a quantitative peptidoglycan composition analysis by mass spectrometry  J Chang, E Foster, A Thadani, A Ramirez, and SJ Kim.  Journal of Bacteriology (2017).

36) Inhibition of D-Ala incorporation into wall teichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus by desleucyl-oritavancin  J Chang, L Coffman, and SJ KimChemical Communications, 53, 5649 – 5652 (2017).

35) An Amidase_3 domain-containing N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase is required for mycobacterial cell division  S Senzani, D Li, A Bhaskar, C Ealand, J Chang, B Rimal, C Liu, SJ Kim, N Dhar, and B Kana.  Scientific Reports 7, 1140 (2017).

34) Peptidoglycan O-acetylation increases in response to vancomycin treatment in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis  J Chang, E Foster, A Wallace, and SJ KimScientific Reports 7, 46500 (2017).

33) Hidden mode of action for glycopeptide antibiotics: Inhibition of wall teichoic acid biosynthesis  M Singh, J Chang, L Coffman, and SJ KimThe Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 121 (16): 3925–3932 (2017).

32) Desleucyl-oritavancin with a damaged D-Ala-D-Ala binding site inhibits the transpeptidation step of cell-wall biosynthesis in whole cells of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, M Singh, S Sharif, A Far, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 56 (10): 1529–1535 (2017).

31) Dual mode of action for plusbacin A3 in Staphylococcus aureus  R O’Connor, M Singh, J Chang, SJ Kim, M VanNieuwenhze, and J Schaefer.  The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 121 (7): 1499-1505 (2017).

30) Quantification of the d-Ala-d-Lac-Terminated Peptidoglycan Structure in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Using a Combined Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry Analysis  J Chang, E Foster, H Yang, and SJ Kim.  Biochemistry, Vol. 56 (4): 612-622 (2017).

29) Solid-state NMR reveals differential carbohydrate utilization in diapausing Culex pipiens  J Chang, J Kshetrimayum, S Kim, W Hockaday, C Sim, and SJ Kim.  Scientific Reports 6, 37350 (2016).

28) Solid-state NMR characterization of amphomycin effects on peptidoglycan and wall teichoic acid biosyntheses in Staphylococcus aureus  M Singh, J Chang, L Coffman, and SJ Kim.  Scientific Reports 6, 31757 (2016).

27) The carboxyl-terminus of eremomycin facilitates binding to the non-D-Ala-D-Ala segment of the peptidoglycan pentapeptide stem  J Chang, H Zhou, M Preobrazhenskaya, P Tao, and SJ Kim.  In memory of Maria Nikolaevna Preobrazhenskaya. Biochemistry, Vol. 55 (24): 3383-3391 (2016). 

26) Hexaphenylbenzene and hexabenzocoronene-based porous polymers for the adsorption of volatile organic compound  A Karunathilake, J Chang, C Thompson, C Nguyen, D Nguyen, A Rajan, A Sridharan, M Vyakaranam, N Adegboyega, SJ Kim and R Smaldone.  RSC Advances, Vol. 6: 65763-65769 (2016).

25) Inhibition of Bacillus anthracis Metallo-b-lactamase by Compounds with Hydroxamic Acid Functionality  S Kim, M Demuth, S Schlesinger, SJ Kim, J Urbanczyk, R Shaw, and H Shin.  Journal. of Enzyme. Inhib. and Med. Chem.,  Vol. 31 (S4): 132-137 (2016).

24) Peptidoglycan architecture of Gram-positive bacteria by solid-state NMR  SJ Kim, J Chang, and M Singh.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Biomembrane, Vol. 1848 (1): 350-362 (2015).

23) REDOR constraints on the peptidoglycan lattice architecture of Staphylococcus arueus and its FemA mutant  M Singh, SJ Kim, S Sharif, MN Preobrazhenskaya, and J Schaefer.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Biomembrane, Vol. 1848 (1): 363-368 (2015).

22) Cross-link Formation and Peptidoglycan Lattice Assembly in the FemA Mutant of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, M Singh, S Sharif, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 53 (9): 1420-1427 (2014).

21) Staphylococcus aureus Peptidoglycan Stem Packing by Rotational-Echo Double Resonance NMR Spectroscopy  SJ Kim, M Singh, MN Preobrazhenskaya, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 52 (21): 3651-3659 (2013).

20) Locations of the hydrophobic side chains of lipoglycopeptides bound to the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, KSE Tanaka, E Dietrich, A Rafai Far, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 52 (20): 3405-3414 (2013).

19) Uniformity of Glycyl Bridge Lengths in the Mature Cell Walls of Fem Mutants of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus  S Sharif, SJ Kim, H Labischinski, J Chen, and J Schaefer.  Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 195 (7), 1421-1427 (2013).

18) Isotridecanyl side chain of plusbacin-A3 is essential for the transglycosylase inhibition of peptidoglycan biosynthesis  SJ Kim, M Singh, A Wohlrab, TY Yu, GJ Patti, RD O’Connor, MS VanNieuwenhze, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 52 (11): 1973-1979 (2013). 

17) Vancomycin and oritavancin have different modes of action in Enterococcus faecium  GJ Patti, SJ Kim, TY Yu, E Dietrich, KSE Tanaka, TR Parr Jr, AR Far, and J Schaefer.  Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 392 (5), 1178 (2009).

16) Oritavancin Binds to Isolated Protoplast Membranes but not Intact Protoplasts of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, M Singh, and J Schaefer.  Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 391 (2), 414-425 (2009).

15) Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan tertiary structure from carbon-13 spin diffusion  S Sharif, M Singh, SJ Kim, and J Schaefer.  Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 131 (20), 7023-7030 (2009).

14) Characterization of Peptidoglycan in Fem-Deletion Mutants of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Solid-State NMR  S Sharif, SJ Kim, H Labischinski, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 48 (14), 3100-3108 (2009).

13) Hydrophobic Side-Chain Length Determines Activity and Conformational Heterogeneity of a Vancomycin Derivative Bound to the Cell Wall of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 47 (38), 10155-10161 (2008).

12) Characterization of the Peptidoglycan of Vancomycin-Susceptible Enterococcus faecium  GJ Patti, SJ Kim, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 47 (32), 8378-8385 (2008).  

11) Oritavancin Exhibits Dual Mode of Action to Inhibit Cell-Wall Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, L Cegelski, D Stueber, M Singh, E Dietrich, KSE Tanaka, TR Parr Jr, A Rafai Far, and J Schaefer.  Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 377 (1), 281-293 (2008).

10) Vancomycin Derivative with Damaged d-Ala-d-Ala Binding Cleft Binds to Cross-linked Peptidoglycan in the Cell Wall of Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, S Matsuoka, GJ Patti, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 47 (12), 3822-3831 (2008).

9) Structures of Staphylococcus aureus cell-wall complexes with vancomycin, eremomycin, and chloroeremomycin derivatives by 13C{19F} and 15N{19F} rotational-echo double resonance  SJ Kim, L Cegelski, M Preobrazhenskaya, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry 45 (16), 5235-5250 (2008).

8) Secondary structure and lipid contact of a peptide antibiotic in phospholipid bilayers by REDOR  O Toke, W Lee Maloy, SJ Kim, J Blazyk, and J Schaefer.  Biophysical Journal, Vol. 87 (1), 662-674 (2004).

7) Rotational-echo double resonance characterization of the effects of vancomycin on cell wall synthesis inStaphylococcus aureus  L Cegelski, SJ Kim, AW Hing, DR Studelska, RD O’Connor, AK Mehta, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 41 (43), 13053-13058 (2002).

6) Rotational-echo double resonance characterization of vancomycin binding sites in Staphylococcus aureus  SJ Kim, L Cegelski, DR Studelska, RD O’Connor, AK Mehta, and J Schaefer.  Biochemistry, Vol. 41 (22), 6967-6977 (2002).

5) REDOR characterization of the effects of vancomycin on cell-wall synthesis in S. aureus L Cegelski, SJ Kim, AW Hing, D Studelska, R O'Connor, A Mehta, J Schaefer. Biophysical Journal 82 (1), 468A-468A (2002).

4) REDOR characterization of vancomycin binding sites in S. aureus SJ Kim, L Cegelski, D Studelska, R O'Connor, A Mehta, J Schaefer. Biophysical Journal 82 (1), 469A-469A (2002).

3) The Contribution of Adjacent Subunits to the Active Sites ofd-3-Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase  GA Grant, SJ Kim, XL Xu, and Z Hu.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 274 (9), 5357-5361 (1999).

2) Stabilization of the B conformation in unoriented films of calf thymus DNA by NaCl: a raman and IR study  J Kim, SA Lee, BJ Carter, and A Rupprecht. Biopolymers 41 (2), 233-238 (1997).

1) A study of Na‐DNA films containing NaCl via scanning electron and tunneling microscopies  CH Mayeres, SA Lee, DA Pinnick, BJ Carter, and J Kim. Biopolymers 36 (5), 669-673 (1995).

Department of Chemistry/ Howard University/ Chemistry Building (CHB)/ 525 College Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20059