Dr. Missiakas’s research program examines the Gram-positive pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis. This program seeks to appreciate the biogenesis of the envelope of these microorganisms as well as the secretion of their virulence factors and host pathways targeted by these pathogens.
Université of Paris XI
Orsay, France
Ph.D. - Biochemistry
1991
Screening a library of temperature-sensitive mutants to identify secretion factors in Staphylococcus aureus.
Screening a library of temperature-sensitive mutants to identify secretion factors in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol. 2025 Jan 16; e0043324.
PMID: 39817767
Author Correction: Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death.
Author Correction: Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death. Nature. 2025 Jan 15.
PMID: 39814901
Novel Antibody-Based Protection/Therapeutics in Staphylococcus aureus.
Novel Antibody-Based Protection/Therapeutics in Staphylococcus aureus. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2024 Nov; 78(1):425-446.
PMID: 39146354
PcdA promotes orthogonal division plane selection in Staphylococcus aureus.
PcdA promotes orthogonal division plane selection in Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Nov; 9(11):2997-3012.
PMID: 39468247
Deficiency in non-classical major histocompatibility class II-like molecule, H2-O confers protection against Staphylococcus aureus in mice.
Deficiency in non-classical major histocompatibility class II-like molecule, H2-O confers protection against Staphylococcus aureus in mice. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Jun; 20(6):e1012306.
PMID: 38843309
Processing of LtaS restricts LTA assembly and YSIRK preprotein trafficking into Staphylococcus aureus cross-walls.
Processing of LtaS restricts LTA assembly and YSIRK preprotein trafficking into Staphylococcus aureus cross-walls. mBio. 2024 Feb 14; 15(2):e0285223.
PMID: 38174934
Protein coopted from a phage restriction system dictates orthogonal cell division plane selection in Staphylococcus aureus.
Protein coopted from a phage restriction system dictates orthogonal cell division plane selection in Staphylococcus aureus. bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 03.
PMID: 37886572
A humanized monoclonal antibody targeting protein a promotes opsonophagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus in human umbilical cord blood.
A humanized monoclonal antibody targeting protein a promotes opsonophagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus in human umbilical cord blood. Vaccine. 2023 08 07; 41(35):5079-5084.
PMID: 37455161
The Type 7b Secretion System of S. aureus and Its Role in Colonization and Systemic Infection.
The Type 7b Secretion System of S. aureus and Its Role in Colonization and Systemic Infection. Infect Immun. 2023 05 16; 91(5):e0001523.
PMID: 37039657
Intranasal soluble ACE2 improves survival and prevents brain SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Intranasal soluble ACE2 improves survival and prevents brain SARS-CoV-2 infection. Life Sci Alliance. 2023 07; 6(7).
PMID: 37041017