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List of works by Richard Losick

A Bacillus subtilis sensor kinase involved in triggering biofilm formation on the roots of tomato plants

scientific article published on June 20, 2012

A DNA Mimic: The Structure and Mechanism of Action for the Anti-Repressor Protein AbbA

scientific article

A Second PDZ-Containing Serine Protease Contributes to Activation of the Sporulation Transcription Factor σKinBacillus subtilis

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

A conserved ClpP-like protease involved in spore outgrowth in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 19 August 2013

A feeding tube model for activation of a cell-specific transcription factor during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on April 2009

A love affair with Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

A major protein component of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix

scientific article

A master regulator for biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis

scientific journal article

A novel RNA polymerase-binding protein controlling genes involved in spore germination in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

A novel RNA polymerase-binding protein that interacts with a sigma-factor docking site.

scientific article

A novel pathway of intercellular signalling in Bacillus subtilis involves a protein with similarity to a component of type III secretion channels

scientific article published on July 2008

A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 21 April 2008

A protein phosphorylation module patterns the Bacillus subtilis spore outer coat

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

A small protein required for the switch from {sigma}F to {sigma}G during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on October 29, 2010

A sporulation membrane protein tethers the pro-sigmaK processing enzyme to its inhibitor and dictates its subcellular localization

scientific article

A threshold mechanism governing activation of the developmental regulatory protein sigma F in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 26 January 2004

A widely conserved bacterial cell division protein that promotes assembly of the tubulin-like protein FtsZ.

scientific article published on October 2002

A widely conserved gene cluster required for lactate utilization in Bacillus subtilis and its involvement in biofilm formation

scientific article published on 06 February 2009

A widespread family of serine/threonine protein phosphatases shares a common regulatory switch with proteasomal proteases.

scientific article

ATP-driven self-assembly of a morphogenetic protein in Bacillus subtilis

scientific journal article

Additional targets of the Bacillus subtilis global regulator CodY identified by chromatin immunoprecipitation and genome-wide transcript analysis

scientific article

Alternative modes of biofilm formation by plant-associated Bacillus cereus

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms

scientific article

An Amino Acid Substitution in RNA Polymerase That Inhibits the Utilization of an Alternative Sigma Factor

scientific article published on 15 May 2017

An Electrostatic Net Model for the Role of Extracellular DNA in Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article

An accessory protein required for anchoring and assembly of amyloid fibres in B. subtilis biofilms

scientific article published on May 5, 2011

An epigenetic switch governing daughter cell separation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Asymmetric division triggers cell-specific gene expression through coupled capture and stabilization of a phosphatase

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Bacillus subtilis biofilm induction by plant polysaccharides

scientific article published on 8 April 2013

Bacillus subtilis genome diversity

scientific article published on 17 November 2006

Bacterially speaking

scientific article

Biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by Bacillus subtilis isolates from natural environments depends on conserved genes mediating biofilm formation

scientific article published on August 30, 2012

Biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis requires an endoribonuclease-containing multisubunit complex that controls mRNA levels for the matrix gene repressor SinR.

scientific article published on 05 October 2015

Bistability and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Bistability in bacteria

scientific article

Cannibalism by sporulating bacteria

scientific article

Cannibalism enhances biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 22 September 2009

Cell biology. Fats, flies, and palmitate

scientific article published in May 2002

Cell population heterogeneity during growth of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Chemical shift assignments and secondary structure prediction of the master biofilm regulator, SinR, from Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 10 March 2013

Colony-morphology screening uncovers a role for the Pseudomonas aeruginosa nitrogen-related phosphotransferase system in biofilm formation

scientific article published on 19 October 2015

Control of cell fate by the formation of an architecturally complex bacterial community

scientific article

D-amino acids indirectly inhibit biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by interfering with protein synthesis

scientific article

D-amino acids trigger biofilm disassembly

scientific article

Defining a Centromere-like Element in Bacillus subtilis by Identifying the Binding Sites for the Chromosome-Anchoring Protein RacA

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Developmental commitment in a bacterium

scientific article published in May 2005

Do mycobacteria produce endospores?

scientific article

Does RNA polymerase help drive chromosome segregation in bacteria?

scientific article

Dynamic patterns of subcellular protein localization during spore coat morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis

scientific journal article

Ecology and genomics of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Engulfment during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is governed by a multi-protein complex containing tandemly acting autolysins

scientific journal article

Evidence for Cyclic Di-GMP-Mediated Signaling in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on July 20, 2012

Evidence for a novel protease governing regulated intramembrane proteolysis and resistance to antimicrobial peptides in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 30 June 2006

Evidence that entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is governed by a gradual increase in the level and activity of the master regulator Spo0A.

scientific article

Evidence that metabolism and chromosome copy number control mutually exclusive cell fates in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on February 15, 2011

FtsA mutants of Bacillus subtilis impaired in sporulation

scientific article

Functional analysis of the accessory protein TapA in Bacillus subtilis amyloid fiber assembly

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Galactose Metabolism Plays a Crucial Role in Biofilm Formation by Bacillus subtilis.

scientific article published on 8 January 2013

Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Gene conservation among endospore-forming bacteria reveals additional sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 2 November 2012

Generating and exploiting polarity in bacteria

scientific article

Genes for small, noncoding RNAs under sporulation control in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article (publication date: 2006)

Genes governing swarming in Bacillus subtilis and evidence for a phase variation mechanism controlling surface motility

scientific article published on April 2004

Genes involved in formation of structured multicellular communities by Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Genetic dissection of the sporulation protein SpoIIE and its role in asymmetric division in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Genome-wide analysis of the stationary-phase sigma factor (sigma-H) regulon of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Genome-wide screen for genes involved in eDNA release during biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 3 July 2017

Geometric cue for protein localization in a bacterium

scientific article published in March 2009

High- and low-threshold genes in the Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Identification and characterization of mutations conferring resistance to D-amino acids in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Inhibitory effects of D-amino acids on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm development

scientific article

Insulation of the sigmaF regulatory system in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Just-in-Time Control of Spo0A Synthesis in Bacillus subtilis by Multiple Regulatory Mechanisms

scientific article published on September 23, 2011

KinD Is a Checkpoint Protein Linking Spore Formation to Extracellular-Matrix Production in Bacillus subtilis Biofilms

scientific article published on May 18, 2010

Liquid transport facilitated by channels in Bacillus subtilis biofilms

scientific article published on 27 December 2012

Mechanism of biofilm-mediated stress resistance and lifespan extension in C. elegans

scientific article

Memory and modularity in cell-fate decision making

scientific article

Negative membrane curvature as a cue for subcellular localization of a bacterial protein

scientific article published on 28 July 2009

Noise in a phosphorelay drives stochastic entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

Novel genes that influence development in Streptomyces coelicolor

scientific article

Osmotic pressure can regulate matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 7 September 2012

Paracrine signaling in a bacterium

scientific article published on July 2009

Parallel pathways of repression and antirepression governing the transition to stationary phase in Bacillus subtilis

scholarly article

Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 28 September 2009

Particle/Fluid interface replication as a means of producing topographically patterned polydimethylsiloxane surfaces for deposition of lipid bilayers

scientific article published on May 2010

Peptide anchoring spore coat assembly to the outer forespore membrane in Bacillus subtilis

scientific journal article

Peptide inhibitor of cytokinesis during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 19 February 2008

Phosphorylation of Spo0A by the Histidine Kinase KinD Requires the Lipoprotein Med in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on May 27, 2011

Polar localization and compartmentalization of ClpP proteases during growth and sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 8 August 2008

Protein subcellular localization in bacteria

scientific article published on 03 March 2010

RETRACTED: A Self-Produced Trigger for Biofilm Disassembly that Targets Exopolysaccharide

retracted scientific article published on April 2012

RNA polymerase heterogeneity in Streptomyces coelicolor

scientific article published in Nature

RacA, a bacterial protein that anchors chromosomes to the cell poles

scientific article published on 19 December 2002

Reconstitution of Staphylococcus aureus Lipoteichoic Acid Synthase Activity Identifies Congo Red as a Selective Inhibitor

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Reconstitution of peptidoglycan cross-linking leads to improved fluorescent probes of cell wall synthesis

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Respiration control of multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis by a complex of the cytochrome chain with a membrane-embedded histidine kinase

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Retrospective. Francois Jacob (1920-2013).

scientific article published in May 2013

Reversal of an epigenetic switch governing cell chaining in Bacillus subtilis by protein instability

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Self-regulation of exopolysaccharide production in Bacillus subtilis by a tyrosine kinase

scientific article

Single-cell Microfluidic Analysis of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 26 January 2018

Small genes under sporulation control in the Bacillus subtilis genome

scientific article published on 13 August 2010

Small untranslated RNA antitoxin in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Spatial regulation of histidine kinases governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 19 November 2010

Sporulenes, heptaprenyl metabolites from Bacillus subtilis spores

scientific article published on 17 July 2008

Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way.

scientific article

Stochastic Switching of Cell Fate in Microbes

scientific article published on 21 August 2015

Stochastic antagonism between two proteins governs a bacterial cell fate switch

scientific article

Stochasticity and cell fate

scientific article

Structurally diverse natural products that cause potassium leakage trigger multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis

scholarly article

Subcellular localization of a small sporulation protein in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Swarming motility in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis

scientific article

Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors

scientific article

The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on December 2003

The biocide chlorine dioxide stimulates biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by activation of the histidine kinase KinC.

scientific article published on 22 October 2010

The conserved sporulation protein YneE inhibits DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

The extracellular matrix of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms comprises cytoplasmic proteins that associate with the cell surface in response to decreasing pH.

scientific article

The master regulator for entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis becomes a cell-specific transcription factor after asymmetric division

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

The sigmaE regulon and the identification of additional sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published in April 2003

The sporulation protein SirA inhibits the binding of DnaA to the origin of replication by contacting a patch of clustered amino acids

scientific article published on 14 January 2011

Thinking about Bacillus subtilis as a multicellular organism

scientific article

Tracing the domestication of a biofilm-forming bacterium

scientific journal article

Two RNA polymerase sigma factors from Bacillus subtilis discriminate between overlapping promoters for a developmentally regulated gene

scientific article published in Nature

Unique degradation signal for ClpCP in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on September 2003

Unmasking novel sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on December 2004

Use of a microfluidic platform to uncover basic features of energy and environmental stress responses in individual cells of Bacillus subtilis.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Whole-genome sequences of Bacillus subtilis and close relatives

scientific article

gerT, a newly discovered germination gene under the control of the sporulation transcription factor sigmaK in Bacillus subtilis

scientific article published on 24 August 2007