Selected publications
1. Peptide-based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin, BioRxiv
Wang M, Du G, Yongo-Luwawa C, Lu A, Kinrade B, Munro K, Klose KE, Lubell WD, Davies PL, Guo S (2025)
2. Structures of fibrillar adhesins that mediate bacterium-host interactions and biofilm formations, Springer Biofilm Series
Davies PL, Guo S* (2024)
* Corresponding author
3. PilY1 regulates the dynamic architecture of the Type IV Pilus machine in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Nature Communications
Guo S*, Chang Y, Brun YV, Howell PL, Burrows LL*, Liu J* (2024)
*Corresponding authors
4. A peptide-binding domain shared with an Antarctic bacterium facilitates Vibrio cholerae epithelial cell-binding, biofilm formation and intestinal colonization, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Lloyd CJ, Guo S, Kinrade B, Zahiri H, Eves R, Khalid Ali S, Yildiz F, Voets IK, Davies PL, Klose KE (2023)
5. Rotational switching, torque generation, and mechanosensing: insights into the structures and functions of the bacterial flagellar motor, Frontiers in Microbiology
Guo S, Liu J (2022)
6. FliL-ring provides structural basis for maximal torque generation in bacterial flagellar motor, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Guo S#, Xu H#, Chang Y, Motaleb MdA, Liu J (2022)
#Co-first authors.
Press: Yale School of Medicine Top Stories
7. Molecular basis for inhibition of adhesin-mediated bacterial-host interactions through a novel peptide-binding domain, Cell Reports
Guo S, Zahiri H, Stevens CA, Spaanderman DC, Milroy LG, Ottmann C, Brunsveld L, Voets IK, Davies PL (2021)
8. Structural basis of ligand selectivity by a bacterial adhesin lectin involved in multi-species biofilm formation, mBio
Guo S, Vance TDR, Zahiri H, Eves R, Stevens CA, Hehemann JH, Vidal-Melgosa S, Davies PL (2021)
9. A simple method to create hydrophobic mortar using bacteria grown in liquid cultures, Construction and Building Materials
Qu Z*, Guo S*#, Zheng Y*, Giakoumatos EC, Yu Q, Voets IK# (2021)
*Equal contributions. #Corresponding authors
10. Engineered living materials based on adhesin-mediated trapping of programmable cells, ACS Synthetic Biology
Guo S*#, Dubuc E#, Rave Y, Twisk S.A.E., Van der Hek T, Verhagen M.P.A., Oerlemans G.J.M, Van den Oetelaar M.C.M, Van Hazendonk L.S, Sharma M, Brüls M, Eijkens B.V, Joostens P.L, Keij S.R, Xing W, Merkx M, Voets K*, De Greef T* (2020)
* Corresponding author. #Co-first authors
11. Phasing with Ca2+ at home, Acta Crystallographica F
Guo S, Campbell RL, Davies PL, Allingham JS (2019)
12. RTX Adhesins are key bacterial surface megaproteins in the formation of biofilms, Trends in Microbiology
Guo S, Vance TDR, Stevens CA, Voets IK, Davies PL (2019)
13. Enhancing The freeze-thaw durability of concrete through ice recrystallization inhibition by poly(vinyl alcohol). ACS Omega
Qu Z, Guo S*, Sproncken CCM, Suris-Vals R, Brouwers JH, Yu Q, Voets IK* (2019)
* Corresponding author
14. Conserved structural features anchor biofilm-associated RTX–adhesins to the outer membrane of bacteria, The FEBS Journal
Guo S, Langelaan DN, Phippen SW, Smith SP, Voets IK, Davies PL (2018)
15. Structure of a 1.5-MDa adhesin that binds its Antarctic bacterium to diatoms and ice, Science Advances
Guo S, Stevens CA, Vance TDR, Olijve LLC, Graham LA, Campbell RL, Yazdi SR, Escobedo C, Bar-Dolev M, Yashunsky V, Braslavsky I, Langelaan DN, Smith SP, Allingham JS, Voets IK, Davies PL (2017)
Press: C&EN, Scientific American, TU/e news
16. Ca2+-stabilized adhesin helps an Antarctic bacterium reach out and bind ice. Bioscience Rep
Vance TDR, Olijve LLC, Campbell RL, Voets IK, Davies PL, Guo S* (2014)
*Corresponding author
17. Role of Ca2+ in folding the tandem β-sandwich extender domains of a bacterial ice-binding adhesin, The FEBS Journal
Guo S, Garnham CP, Partha-Karunan S, Campbell RL, Allingham JS, Davies PL (2013)
18. Re-Evaluation of a bacterial antifreeze protein as an adhesin with ice-binding activity, PLoS One.
Guo S, Garnham CP, Whitney JC, Graham LA, Davies PL (2012)
Other collaborative publications
1. A newly characterized cyanobacterial strain, Cyanobium sp.MMK01: practical strategy towards developing a methodology to achieve C-phycocyanin with ultra-high purity, Frontiers in Microbiology
Shafiei M, Shafiei M, Sani NM, Zahiri HS, Guo W, Kermani AA, Guo S, Vali H, Noghabi KA (2024)
2. Development of supramolecular polymer nanostructure for cellular uptake, Journal of Material Chemistry B
Song J, Fransen PP, Bakker M, Wijnands S, Huang J, Guo S, Dankers P (2024)
3. Adhesin domains responsible for binding bacteria to surfaces they colonize project outwards from companion split domains, Proteins
Graham LA, Hansen T, Yang Y, Sherik M, Ye Q, Kinrade B, Guo S, Davies (2024)
4. Pleiotropic role of sialidase in the pathogenicity of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Infection and Immunity
Pham C, Guo S, Han X, Coleman L, Wang H, Liu J, Sze CW, Li CA (2024)
5. Outer membrane vesicles and the outer membrane protein OmpU govern Vibrio cholerae biofilm matrix assembly, mBio
Potapova A, Garvey W, Dahl P, Guo S, Chang Y, Schwechheimer C, Trebino MA, Floyd K, Phinney B, Liu J, Malvankar NS, Yildiz FH (2024)
6. Sugar-binding and split domain combinations in repeats-in-toxin adhesins from Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas veronii mediate cell-surface recognition and hemolytic activities, mBio
Sherik M, Eves R, Guo S, Lloyd CJ, Klose KE, Davies PL (2024)
7. Highly conserved, positively charged tandem repeats mediate multimerization of ice nucleation proteins, eLife
Hansen T, Lee JC, Reicher N, Ovadia G, Guo S, Guo W, Liu J, Braslavsky I, Rudich Y, Davies PL (2023)
8. Engineering Supramolecular Antimicrobial Assemblies, Journal of Polymer Science
Song J, Schmitz MGJ, Riool M, Guo S, Zaat SAJ, Dankers P (2023)
9. FlhG in the endoflagella-containing spirochete Leptospira, Molecular Microbiology.
Fule L, Halifa R, Fontana C, Sismeiro O, Legendre R, Varet H, Coppee JY, Murray GL, Adler B, Hendrixson DR, Buschiazzo A, Guo S, Liu J, Picardeau M (2021)
10. Putting life on ice: Bacteria that bind to frozen water. Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Bar-Dolev M, Bernheim R, Guo S, Davies PL, Braslavsky I (2016)
11. Blocking rapid ice crystal growth through non-basal plane adsorption of antifreeze proteins, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Olijve LLC, Meister K, DeVries AL, Duman JG, Guo S, Bakker HJ, Voets IK (2016)
12. Modelling repetitive, non-globular proteins, Proteins
Basu K, Campbell RL, Guo S, Sun T, Davies PL (2016)
13. Structure and functional analysis of a bacterial adhesin sugar-binding domain, PLoS ONE
Vance TDR, Guo S, Assaie-Ardakany S, Conroy B, and Davies PL (2019)