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For a complete list of preprints and publications, please see HERE

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2026

Max L. Jordan, Hongrui Wang, Natalia M. Vior, Matthew J. Bush, Govind Chandra, Kathryn J. Stratton, Abbas Maqbool, Andrew W. Truman, Susan Schlimpert*. A conserved NLR activation switch governs global transcriptional control of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces. bioRxiv 2026.09.02.748808; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.02.748808

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2025

Casu B, Sallmen JW, Haas PE, Chandra G, Afanasyev P, Xu J, Pilhofer M*, Schlimpert S*. Function and firing of the Streptomyces coelicolor contractile injection system requires the membrane protein CisA. Elife. 2025 Jul 8;14:RP104064. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.104064.

 

Bush MJ*, Casu B, Schlimpert S*. Dividing lines: compartmentalisation and division in Streptomyces. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2025 Jun;85:102611.  Epub 2025 Apr 28. DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2025.102611

 

Jordan ML & Schlimpert S, Microbe Profile: Streptomyces venezuelae - a model species to study morphology and differentiation in filamentous bacteria. Microbiology (Reading). 2025 Mar;171(3):001541. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001541.

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2024

Casu B, Sallmen JW, Haas PE, Afanasyev P, Xu J, Schlimpert S*, Pilhofer M* (2024) Firing of Streptomyces coelicolor contractile injection system requires the membrane protein CisA

Preprint: bioRxiv 2024.06.25.600559; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.25.600559

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Watch our animation about the proposed model of CIS function and firing in Streptomyces

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Schlimpert S* and Thanbichler M*. Editorial overview: Rise of the bacterial nanomachines. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2024 Aug;80:102515. DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102515 5. Epub 2024 Jul 21.

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2023

Schlimpert S* and Elliot MA*. The best of both worlds - Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces venezuelae as model species for studying antibiotic production and bacterial multicellular development. J Bacteriol. 2023 Jun 22:e0015323. doi: 10.1128/jb.00153-23.

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Casu B, Sallmen JW, Schlimpert S* and Pilhofer M*. Cytoplasmic contractile injection systems mediate cell death in Streptomyces. Nat Microbiol. 2023 Apr;8(4):711-726. doi: 10.1038/s41564-023-01341-x

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Sallmen JW and Schlimpert S (2023). Cap-tivating findings provide insights into bacterial cell division. Trends Microbiol Mar;31(3):219-221. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.01.005

 

2022

Stratton KJ, Bush MJ, Chandra G, Stevenson CEM, Findlay KC and Schlimpert S. Genome-wide identification of the LexA-mediated DNA damage response in Streptomyces venezuelae. J Bacteriol. Aug 16;204(8):e0010822. doi: 10.1128/jb.00108-22

 

Falguera JVT, Stratton KJ, Bush MJ, Jani C, Findlay KC, Nodwell JR* and Schlimpert S*. DNA-damage induced block of sporulation in Streptomyces venezuelae involves downregulation of ssgB. Microbiology. (Reading). Jun;168(6). doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001198

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Bush MJ, Gallagher KA, Chandra G, Findlay KC, Schlimpert S. Hyphal compartmentalization and sporulation in Streptomyces require the conserved cell division protein SepX. Nat Commun. 2022 Jan 10;13(1):71. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27638-1

 

2021

Ramos-León F, Bush MJ, Sallmen JW, Chandra G, Richardson J, Findlay KC, McCormick JR and Schlimpert S, A conserved cell division protein directly regulates FtsZ dynamics in filamentous and unicellular actinobacteria. eLife. Mar 17;10:e63387. doi: 10.7554/eLife.63387.

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Gomez-Escribano JP, Holmes NA, Schlimpert S, Bibb MJ, Chandra G, Wilkinson B, Buttner MJ, Bibb MJ. . NRRL B-65442: genome sequence of a model strain used to study morphological differentiation in filamentous actinobacteria. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol Dec 23;48(9-10):kuab035. doi: 10.1093/jimb/kuab035.

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