Publications

*co-corresponding authors

B Dehghani,  CDA Rodrigues (2024) SpoIIQ-dependent localization of SpoIIE contributes to septal stability and compartmentalization during the engulfment stage of Bacillus subtilis sporulation. Journal of Bacteriology (in press). (pdf)

A Landajuela, M Braun, CDA Rodrigues, E Karatekin (2024) Detection of membrane fission in single Bacillus subtilis cells during endospore formation with high temporal resolution. Star Protocols 5 (2). (pdf)

E Bauda, B Gallet , J Moravcova, G Effanti, H Chan, J Novacek, P Jouneau,  CDA Rodrigues, G Schoehn, C Moriscot, C Morlot (2024) Ultrastructure of macromolecular assemblies contributing to bacterial spore resistance revealed by in situ cryo-electron tomography. Nature Communications 15, 1376. (pdf)

H Chan, N Taib, MC Gilmore, AMT Mohamed, K Hanna, J Luhur, H Nguyen, E Hafiz, F Cava, S Gribaldo, DZ Rudner, CDA Rodrigues (2022) Genetic screens identify additional genes implicated in envelope remodelling during the engulfment stage of Bacillus subtilis sporulation. mBio 13 (5), e01732-22. (pdf)

A Landajuela, M Braun, A Martínez-Calvo, CDA Rodrigues, C Gomis Perez, T Doan, DZ Rudner, NS Wingreen, E Karatekin (2022) Membrane fission during bacterial spore development requires cellular inflation driven by DNA translocation. Current Biology 32, 4186–4200 (pdf)

B Liu, H Chan, E Bauda, C Contreras Martel, L Bellard, AM Villard, C Mas, E Neumann, D Fenel, A Favier, M Serrano, A Henriques, *CDA Rodrigues, *C Morlot (2022) Structural insights into ring-building motif domains involved in bacterial sporulation. Journal of Structural Biology 214 (1). (pdf)

H Chan, A Mohamed, *I Grainge, *CDA Rodrigues (2022) FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria. Trends in Microbiology 30 (5) 480-494. (pdf) 

A Landajuela, M Braun, CDA Rodrigues, A Marti­nez-Calvo, T Doan, F Horenkamp, A Andronicos, V Shteyn, ND Williams, C Lin, NS Wingreen, DZ Rudner, E Karatekin (2021) FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria. PLoS Biology 19(6): e3001314. (pdf)

A Mohamed, H Chan, J Luhur, E Bauda, B Gallet, C Morlot, L Cole, M Awad, S Crawford, D Lyras, DZ Rudner, CDA Rodrigues (2021) Chromosome segregation and peptidoglycan remodeling are coordinated at a highly stabilized septal pore to maintain bacterial spore development. Developmental Cell 11; 56 (1): 36-51. (pdf)

J Luhur, H Chan, B Kachappilly, A Mohamed, C Morlot, M Awad, D Lyras, N Taib, S Gribaldo, DZ Rudner, CDA Rodrigues (2020) A dynamic, ring-forming MucB/RseB-like protein influences spore shape in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genetics 16(12): e1009246. (pdf)

IV Hajduk, R Mann, CDA Rodrigues, EJ Harry (2019) The ParB homologs, Spo0J and Noc, together prevent premature midcill Z ring assembly when the early stages of DNA replication are blocked in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology 112(3):766-784 (pdf) (supplement) (commentary)

J Trouve, A Mohamed, F Leisico, C Contreras-Martel, B Liu, C Mas, DZ Rudner, *CDA Rodrigues, *C Morlot (2018) Structural characterization of the sporulation protein GerM from Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Structural Biology 204 (3), 481-490. (pdf) (supplement)

FH Rami­rez-Guadiana, CDA Rodrigues, KA Marquis, N Campo, RC Barajas-Ornelas, K Brock, DS Marks, AC Kruse, DZ Rudner (2018) Evidence that regulation of intramembrane proteolysis is mediated by substrate gating during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genetics 14 (11), e1007753 1. (pdf) (supplement)

*C Morlot, *CDA Rodrigues (2018) The New Kid on the Block: a specialized secretion system during bacterial sporulation. Trends in Microbiology 26 (8), 663-676. (pdf)

FH Rami­rez-Guadiana, AJ Meeske, CDA Rodrigues, RC Barajas-Ornelas, AC Kruse, DZ Rudner (2017) A two-step transport pathway allows the mother cell to nurture the developing spore in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genetics 13 (9), e1007015 4. (pdf) (supplement)

FH Ramirez-Guadiana, AJ Meeske, X Wang, CDA Rodrigues, DZ Rudner (2017) The Bacillus subtilis germinant receptor GerA triggers premature germination in response to morphological defects during sporulation. Molecular Microbiology 105 (5), 689-704 3. (pdf) (supplement)

CDA Rodrigues, X Henry, E Neumann, V Kurauskas, L Bellard, Y Fichou, P Schanda, G Schoehn, DZ Rudner, C Morlot (2016) A ring-shaped conduit connects the mother cell and forespore during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. PNAS 113 (41), 11585-11590 6. (pdf) (supplement)

CDA Rodrigues, FH Ramirez-Guadiana, AJ Meeske, X Wang, DZ Rudner (2016) GerM is required to assemble the basal platform of the SpoIIIA-SpoIIQ transenvelope complex during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology 102 (2), 260-273 7. (pdf) (supplement)

IV Hajduk, CDA Rodrigues, EJ Harry. (2016) Connecting the dots of the bacterial cell cycle: Coordinating chromosome replication and segregation with cell division. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 53, 2-9 20. (pdf)

N Widderich, CDA Rodrigues, FM Commichau, KE Fischer, FH Ramirez-Guadiana, DZ Rudner, E Bremer (2016) Salt sensitivity of SigmaH and Spo0A prevents sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at high osmolarity avoiding death during cellular differentiation. Molecular Microbiology 100 (1), 108-124 10. (pdf) (supplement)

AJ Meeske, CDA Rodrigues, J Brady, HC Lim, TG Bernhardt, DZ Rudner (2016) High-throughput genetic screens identify a large and diverse collection of new sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Biology 14 (1), e1002341 31. (pdf) (supplement)

ML Arrieta-Ortiz, C Hafemeister, AR Bate, T Chu, A Greenfield, B Shuster, SN Barry, M Gallitto, B Liu, T Kacmarczyk, F Santoriello, J Chen, CDA Rodrigues, T Sato, DZ Rudner, A Driks, R Bonneau, P Eichenberger (2015) An experimentally supported model of the Bacillus subtilis global transcriptional regulatory network. Molecular Systems Biology 11 (11), 839 58. (pdf)

M Mastny, A Heuck, R Kurzbauer, A Heiduk, P Boisguerin, R Volkmer, M Ehrmann, CDA Rodrigues, DZ Rudner, T Clausen (2013) CtpB assembles a gated protease tunnel regulating cell-cell signaling during spore formation in Bacillus subtilis. Cell 155 (3), 647-658 11. (pdf) (supplement)

CDA Rodrigues, KA Marquis, J Meisner, DZ Rudner (2013) Peptidoglycan hydrolysis is required for assembly and activity of the transenvelope secretion complex during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology 89 (6), 1039-1052 23. (pdf) (supplement) (commmentary)

CDA Rodrigues, EJ Harry. (2012) The Min system and nucleoid occlusion are not required for identifying the division site in Bacillus subtilis but ensure its efficient utilization. PLoS Genetics 8 (3), e1002561 59. (pdf) (supplement)

S Moriya, RA Rashid, CDA Rodrigues, EJ Harry (2010) Influence of the nucleoid and the early stages of DNA replication on positioning the division site in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology 76 (3), 634-647 39. (pdf) (supplement)

W Jonkers, CDA Rodrigues, M Rep (2009) Impaired colonization and infection of tomato roots by the delta frp1 mutant of Fusarium oxysporum correlates with reduced CWDE gene expression. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 22 (5), 507-518 35. (pdf)