Liam Sharkey

Accessible Platform for High-Throughput COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostics and Genome Sequencing Using a Repurposed 3D Printer for RNA Extraction.

Koen Vandelannoote, Andrew H Buultjens, Lucy Li, Liam K Sharkey, Marion Herisse, Sacha J Pidot, Tuyet Hoang, Benjamin P Howden, Ian R Monk, Torsten Seemann, Jean YH Lee, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACS Biomater Sci Eng

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the dependence of diagnostic laboratories on a handful of large corporations with market monopol..

Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance - Part II

Liam KR Sharkey, Alex J O'Neill

Book Chapter  |  2020

All antibiotic resistance mechanisms in bacteria ultimately work by preventing, or mitigating the effects of, an antibacterial inh..

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

Ian R Monk, Nausad Shaikh, Stephanie L Begg, Mike Gajdiss, Liam KR Sharkey, Jean YH Lee, Sacha J Pidot, Torsten Seemann, Michael Kuiper, Brit Winnen, Rikki Hvorup, Brett M Collins, Gabriele Bierbaum, Saumya R Udagedara, Jacqueline R Morey, Neha Pulyani, Benjamin P Howden, Megan J Maher, Christopher A McDevitt, Glenn F King, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

WalKR (YycFG) is the only essential two-component regulator in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. WalKR regulates peptidogl..

Biosynthesis and Ether-Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

Sacha J Pidot, Marion Herisse, Liam Sharkey, Liselle Atkin, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Mark A Rizzacasa, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The nargenicin family of antibiotics are macrolides containing a rare ether-bridged cis-decalin motif. Several of these compounds ..

Biosynthesis and Ether‐Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

Sacha J Pidot, Marion Herisse, Liam Sharkey, Liselle Atkin, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Mark A Rizzacasa, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Angewandte Chemie

Abstract: The nargenicin family of antibiotics are macrolides containing a rare ether‐bridged cis‐decalin motif. Several of these ..

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase ofStaphylococcus aureus

Ian Monk, Nausad Shaikh, Stephanie Begg, Mike Gajdiss, Jean Lee, Sacha Pidot, Torsten Seemann, Michael Kuiper, Brit Winnen, Rikki Hvorup, Brett Collins, Gabriele Bierbaum, Benjamin Howden, Christopher McDevitt, Glenn King, Timothy Stinear

Journal article  |  2018

ABSTRACT WalKR (YycFG) is the only essential two-component regulator in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. WalKR regulates ..

Antibiotic Resistance ABC-F Proteins: Bringing Target Protection into the Limelight

Liam KR Sharkey, Alex J O'Neill

Journal article  |  2018  |  ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Members of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-F protein subfamily collectively mediate resistance to a broader range of clinically imp..

1-((2,4-Dichlorophenethyl)Amino)3-Phenoxypropan-2-ol Kills Pseudomonas aeruginosa through Extensive Membrane Damage

Valerie Defraine, Veerle Liebens, Evelien Loos, Toon Swings, Bram Weytjens, Carolina Fierro, Kathleen Marchal, Liam Sharkey, Alex J O'Neill, Romu Corbau, Arnaud Marchand, Patrick Chaltin, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The ever increasing multidrug-resistance of clinically important pathogens and the lack of novel antibiotics have resulted in a tr..

ABC-F Proteins Mediate Antibiotic Resistance through Ribosomal Protection

Liam KR Sharkey, Thomas A Edwards, Alex J O'Neill

Journal article  |  2016  |  MBIO

Members of the ABC-F subfamily of ATP-binding cassette proteins mediate resistance to a broad array of clinically important antibi..