Publications

Selected Publications 

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  1. Engineering Bacillus subtilis for the formation of a durable living biocomposite material | Kang SY, Pohkrel A, Bratsch S, Benson j, Seo SO, Quin MB, Aksan A, Schmidt-Dannert C| Nature Communications 2021 12:7133.
  2. Solid-phase assembly of multienzyme systems into artificial cellulosomes| Zeballos N, Diamanti E, Benítez-Mateos AI, Schmidt-Dannert C,  López-Gallego FL| Biooconjugate Chem 2021; 32:1966-1972.
  3. Molecular Identification and Antimicrobial Activity of Foliar Endophytic Fungi on the Brazilian Pepper Tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) Reveal New Species of Diaporthe| Beatriz HLNS Maia, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Francois Gaascht, Chirlei Glienke, Gabriela X Schneider, Israella R Colombo, Juliana Degenhardt-Goldbach, João LM Pietsch, Magda CV Costa-Ribeiro, Vania A Vicente| Current Microbiology 2021:  78: 3281-3229.
  4. Ethanolamine bacterial microcompartments: from structure, function studies to bioengineering applications| Pokhrel A, Kang S, Schmidt-Dannert C| Curr Opin Microbiol 2021: 62, 28-37.
  5. Organizing Multi-Enzyme Systems into Programmable Materials for Biocatalysis| Seo MJ, Schmidt-Dannert C| Catalysts 2021, 11(4): 409.
  6. A trimodular bacterial enzyme combining hydrolytic activity with oxidative glycosidic bond cleavage efficiently degrades chitin| Mekasha S, Tuveng TR, Askarian F, Choudhary S, Schmidt-Dannert C, Niebisch A,  Modregger J, Vaaje-Kolstad G,  Eijsink VGH| J Biol Chem 2020 295:9134-9146.
  7. Discovery of antifungal and biofilm preventative compounds from mycelial cultures of a unique North American Herecium sp.| Song X, Gaascht FC, Schmidt-Dannert C, Salomon CE| Molecules 2020; 24(4) pii:E963
  8. Developing a protein scaffolding system for rapid enzyme immobilization and optimization of enzyme functions for biocatalysis| Zhang G, Johnston T, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C| ACS Synth Biol. 2019; 8(8): 1867-1876.
  9. Advances and opportunities for the design of self-sufficient and spatially organized cell-free biocatalytic systems| Schmidt-Dannert C, Lopez-Gallego F Curr Opin Chem Biol 2019; 49:97-104.
  10. Ascomycota Aspergillus oryzae is an efficient expression host for production of Basidiomycota terpenes using genomic DNA sequences| Nagamine S, Liu C, Nishishit J,  Kozaki T, Sogahata K, Sato Y, Minami A, Ozaki T, Schmidt-Dannert C, Maruyama J, Oikawa H.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019; 85(15):e00409-19.
  11. Expression of the Fusarium graminearum terpenome and involvement of the endoplasmic reticulum-derived toxisome|Flynn CM, Broz K, Jonkers W, Schmidt-Dannert C, Corby Kistler|Fungal Genet Biol. 2019; 124:78-87.
  12. Protein based scaffolds for enzyme immobilization| Zhang G, Schmidt-Dannert S, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Methods Enzymol. 2019;617:323-362
  13. Development of a synthetic cumate-inducible gene expression system for Bacillus| Seoh, S, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019; 103(1):303-313. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-9485-4
  14. Building a toolbox of protein scaffolds for future immobilization of biocatalysts| Schmidt-Dannert S, Zhang G, Johnston T, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018; 102 (19), 8373-8388.
  15. Sesquiterpene synthase–3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase fusion protein responsible for hirsutene biosynthesis in Stereum hirsutum| Flynn CM, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2018; 84(11): e00036-18.
  16. Self-assembling protein scaffold system for easy in vitro coimmobilization of biocatalytic cascade enzymes| Zhang G, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| ACS Catalysis. 2018; 8(6): 5611-5620.
  17. The future of biologically inspired next-generation factories for chemicals.| Schmidt-Dannert C.| Microb Biotechnol. 2017; 10(5): 1164-1166.
  18. Spatial organization of multi-enzyme biocatalytic cascades.| Quin MB, Wallin KK, Zhang G, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Org Biomol Chem. 2017; 15(20): 4260-4271.
  19. Construction of a BioBrick compatible vector system for Rhodococcus.| Ellinger J, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Plasmid. 2017; 90: 1-4.
  20. Genome of Diaporthe sp. provides insights into the potential inter-phylum transfer of a fungal sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic pathway.| de Sena Filho JG, Quin MB, Spakowicz DJ, Shaw JJ, Kucera K, Dunican B, Strobel SA, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Fungal Biol. 2016; 120(8): 1050-63.
  21. Encapsulation of multiple cargo proteins within recombinant Eut nanocompartments.| Quin MB, Perdue SA, Hsu SY, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2016; 100(21): 9187-9200.
  22. A roadmap for biocatalysis – functional and spatial orchestration of enzyme cascades.| Schmidt-Dannert C, Lopez-Gallego F.| Microb Biotechnol. 2016; 9(5): 601-9.
  23. Engineering formation of multiple recombinant Eut protein nanocompartments in E.coli.| Held M. Kolb A, Perdue S, Hsu SY, Bloch SE, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.|Sci Rep. 2016; Apr 11;6:24359.
  24. Biocatalytic portfolio of Basidiomycota.| Schmidt-Dannert C.|Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2016; 31: 40-49.
  25. Structural and functional characterizationof a small chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase domain of a multi-modular chitinase from Jonesia denitrificans.| Mesakha S, Forsberg Z, Dalhus B, Bacik JP, Choudhary S, Schmidt-Dannert C, Vaaje-Kolstad G, Eijsink VG.|FEBS Lett. 2016; 590(1): 34-42.
  26. Moonlighting metals: insights into regulation of cyclization pathways in fungal ∆6-protoilludene sesquiterpene synthases.| Quin MB, Michel S, Schmidt-Dannert C.| ChemBioChem. 2015; 16(15): 2191-2199.
  27. NextGen microbial natural products discovery.| Schmidt-Dannert C.| Microb Biotechnol. 2015; 8(1): 26-28.
  28. Biosynthesis of terpenoid natural products in fungi.| Schmidt-Dannert C.| Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2015; 148: 19-61.
  29. Construction of a chimeric biosynthetic pathway for the de novo biosynthesis of rosmarinic acid in Escherichia coli.| Bloch SE, Schmidt-Dannert C.| ChemBioChem. 2014; 15(16): 2393-401.
  30. Traversing the fungal terpenome.| Quin MB, Flynn CM, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Nat Prod Rep. 2014; 31(10): 1449-73.
  31. Engineering protein farnesyltransferase for enzymatic protein labeling applications.| Dozier JK, Khatwani SL, Wollack JW, Wang YC, Schmidt-Dannert C, Distefano MD.| Bioconjug Chem. 2014; 25(7):1203-12.
  32. Designer microbes for biosynthesis.| Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2014; 29C:55-61.
  33. A tale of two reductases: extending the bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic pathway in E. coli.| Tikh IB, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| PLoS One. 2014 Feb 21;9(2):e89734.
  34. BioBrick™ compatible vector system for protein expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides.| Tikh IB, Held M, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014; 98(7):3111-9.
  35. Mushroom hunting by using bioinformatics: application of a predictive framework facilitates the selective identification of sesquiterpene synthases in Basidiomycota.| Quin MB, Flynn CM, Wawrzyn GT, Choudhary S, Schmidt-Dannert C.|ChemBioChem. 2013; 14(18):2480-91.
  36. Eut bacterial microcompartments: insights into their function, structure and bioengineering applications.| Held M, Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.|J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013; 23(4-5): 308-20.
  37. Purification, crystallization and preliminary Xray diffraction analysis of Omp6, a protoilludene synthase from Omphalotus olearius.| Quin MB, Wawrzyn GT, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Acta Crystallogr Sect F. 2013; 69(5): 574-7.
  38. Discovery and characterization of terpenoid biosynthetic pathways of fungi.| Wawrzyn GT, Bloch SE, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Methods Enzymol. 2012; 515: 83-105.
  39. Draft genome of Omphalotus olearius provides a predictive framework for sesquiterpenoid natural product biosynthesis in Basidiomycota.| Wawrzyn GT, Quin MB, Choudhary S, Lopez-Gallego F, Schmidt-Dannert C. |Chem Biol. 2012 June 22; 19(6): 772-83.
  40. Stochastic simulations of a synthetic bacteria-yeast ecosystem.| Biliouris K, Babson D, Schmidt-Dannert C, Kaznessis Y.|BMC Syst. Biol. 2012 June 6; 6(1): 58.
  41. Engineered protein nano-compartments for targeted enzyme localization.| Choudhary S, Quin MB, Sanders MA, Johnson ET, Schmidt-Dannert C.|PLoS One 2012 March 12;7(3): e33342.
  42. Optimized compatible set of BioBrick vectors for metabolic pathway engineering.| Vick JE, Johnson ET, Choudhary S, Bloch SE, Lopez-Gallego F, Srivastava P, Tikh IB, Wawrzyn GT, Schmidt-Dannert C.|Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2011 Dec;92(6):1275-86.  
  43. Engineering of biocatalysts: from evolution to creation.| Quin MB, Schmidt-Dannert C.| ACS Catalysis. 2011 Jul 19;1(9):1017-1021.
  44. Expanding the enzyme toolbox for biocatalysis.| Vick JE, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Aug 8;50(33):7476-8.
  45. The ‘LipoYeasts’ project: using the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica in combination with specific bacterial genes for the bioconversion of lipids, fats and oils into high-value products.| Sabirova JS, Haddouche R, Van Bogaert IN, Mulaa F, Verstraete W, Timmis KN, Schmidt-Dannert C, Nicaud JM, Soetaert W.| Microb Biotechnol. 2011 Jan;4(1):47-54.
  46. Selectivity of fungal sesquiterpene synthases: role of the active site’s H-1 alpha loop in catalysis.| López-Gallego F, Wawrzyn GT, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Dec;76(23):7723-33.
  47. Novel activity of Rhodobacter sphaeroides spheroidene monooxygenase CrtA expressed in Escherichia coli.| Lee PC, Holtzapple E, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Nov;76(21):7328-31.
  48. Redesign, reconstruction, and directed extension of the Brevibacterium linens C40 carotenoid pathway in Escherichia coli.| Kim SH, Park YH, Schmidt-Dannert C, Lee PC.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Aug;76(15):5199-206.
  49. Enhancement of survival and electricity production in an engineered bacterium by light-driven proton pumping.| Johnson ET, Baron DB, Naranjo B, Bond DR, Schmidt-Dannert C, Gralnick JA.|Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jul;76(13):4123-9.
  50. Sesquiterpene synthases Cop4 and Cop6 from Coprinus cinereus: catalytic promiscuity and cyclization of farnesyl pyrophosphate geometric isomers.| Lopez-Gallego F, Agger SA, Abate-Pella D, Distefano MD, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Chembiochem. 2010 May 17;11(8):1093-106.
  51. Applications of quorum sensing in biotechnology.| Choudhary S, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 May;86(5):1267-79.
  52. Multi-enzymatic synthesis.| Lopez-Gallego F, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2009 Dec 23.
  53. Synthesis, properties, and applications of diazotrifluropropanoyl-containing photoactive analogs of farnesyl diphosphate containing modified linkages for enhanced stability.| Hovlid ML, Edelstein RL, Henry O, Ochocki J, DeGraw A, Lenevich S, Talbot T, Young VG, Hruza AW, Lopez-Gallego F, Labello NP, Strickland CL, Schmidt-Dannert C, Distefano MD.| Chem Biol Drug Des. 2010 Jan;75(1):51-67.
  54. A versatile photoactivatable probe designed to label the diphosphate binding site of farnesyl diphosphate utilizing enzymes.| Henry O, Lopez-Gallego F, Agger SA, Schmidt-Dannert C, Sen S, Shintani D, Cornish K, Distefano MD.| Bioorg Med Chem. 2009 Jul 1;17(13):4797-805.
  55. Investigation of cellular targeting of carotenoid pathway enzymes in Pichia pastoris.| Lee PC, Yoon Y, Schmidt-Dannert C.| J Biotechnol. 2009 Mar 25;140(3-4):227-33.
  56. Diversity of sesquiterpene synthases in the basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus.|Agger S, Lopez-Gallego F, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Mol Microbiol. 2009 Jun;72(5):1181-95.
  57. Combinatorial and evolutionary design of biosynthetic reaction sequences.| Johnson ET, Holtzapple E, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Adv Enzymol Relat Areas Mol Biol. 2009;76:121-50, 12 p following 150.
  58. Light-energy conversion in engineered microorganisms.| Johnson ET, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Trends Biotechnol. 2008 Dec;26(12):682-9.
  59. Biosynthesis of ubiquinone compounds with conjugated prenyl side chains.| Lee PC, Salomon C, Mijts B, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Nov;74(22):6908-17.
  60. Characterization of three homologs of the large subunit of the magnesium chelatase from Chlorobaculum tepidum and interaction with the magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase.| Johnson ET, Schmidt-Dannert C.| J Biol Chem. 2008 Oct 10;283(41):27776-84.
  61. Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 and Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120.| Agger SA, Lopez-Gallego F, Hoye TR, Schmidt-Dannert C.| J Bacteriol. 2008 Sep;190(18):6084-96.
  62. Identification of bacterial carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase homologues that cleave the interphenyl alpha,beta double bond of stilbene derivatives via a monooxygenase reaction.| Marasco EK, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Chembiochem. 2008 Jun 16;9(9):1450-61.
  63. Probing the structural plasticity of an archaeal primordial cobaltochelatase CbiX(S).| Pisarchik A, Petri R, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Protein Eng Des Sel. 2007 Jun;20(6):257-65.
  64. Biosynthesis of isoprenoid wax ester in Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus DSM 8798: identification and characterization of isoprenoid coenzyme A synthetase and wax ester synthases.| Holtzapple E, Schmidt-Dannert C.| J Bacteriol. 2007 May;189(10):3804-12.
  65. Discovery of a substrate selectivity switch in tyrosine ammonia-lyase, a member of the aromatic amino acid lyase family.| Watts KT, Mijts BN, Lee PC, Manning AJ, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Chem Biol. 2006 Dec;13(12):1317-26.
  66. Identification of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 with different cleavage activities.| Marasco EK, Vay K, Schmidt-Dannert C.| J Biol Chem. 2006 Oct 20;281(42):31583-93.
  67. Biosynthesis of plant-specific stilbene polyketides in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli.| Watts KT, Lee PC, Schmidt-Dannert C.| BMC Biotechnol. 2006 Mar 21;6:22.
  68. Preparation, characterization, and optimization of an in vitro C30 carotenoid pathway.| Ku B, Jeong JC, Mijts BN, Schmidt-Dannert C, Dordick JS.| Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Nov;71(11):6578-83.
  69. Identification of a carotenoid oxygenase synthesizing acyclic xanthophylls: combinatorial biosynthesis and directed evolution.| Mijts BN, Lee PC, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Chem Biol. 2005 Apr;12(4):453-60.
  70. Directed evolution of Escherichia coli farnesyl diphosphate synthase (IspA) reveals novel structural determinants of chain length specificity.| Lee PC, Petri R, Mijts BN, Watts KT, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Metab Eng. 2005 Jan;7(1):18-26.
  71. Alteration of product specificity of Aeropyrum pernix farnesylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (Fgs) by directed evolution.| Lee PC, Mijts BN, Petri R, Watts KT, Schmidt-Dannert C.| Protein Eng Des Sel. 2004 Nov;17(11):771-7.