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  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter N. Lipke is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research expertise spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with focused subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology.

The primary research topics covered by Lipke's work include:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization

Lipke has published numerous research articles across various peer-reviewed journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Through the back door: Unconventional protein secretion" (2020), published in The Cell Surface
  • "Sticking to the Subject: Multifunctionality in Microbial Adhesins" (2023), published in Journal of Fungi
  • "Strain and temperature dependent aggregation of Candida auris is attenuated by inhibition of surface amyloid proteins" (2023), published in The Cell Surface
  • "Single-cell fluidic force microscopy reveals stress-dependent molecular interactions in yeast mating" (2021), published in Communications Biology
  • "A New Function for Amyloid-Like Interactions: Cross-Beta Aggregates of Adhesins form Cell-to-Cell Bonds" (2021), published in Pathogens

Frequent collaborators in Lipke's research include:

  • Michael J. Cohen
  • Brianne Philippe
  • Dhara Malavia
  • Rhys A. Farrer
  • Mark H. T. Stappers

Lipke's work has appeared predominantly in several publication venues, notably:

  • Pathogens
  • The Cell Surface
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The 'biomedical & life sciences collection."

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Cell Wall Architecture in Yeast: New Structure and New Challenges

    Peter N. Lipke;Rafael Ovalle

  • A Biochemical Guide to Yeast Adhesins: Glycoproteins for Social and Antisocial Occasions

    Anne M. Dranginis;Jason M. Rauceo;Juan E. Coronado;Peter N. Lipke

  • Retention of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall proteins through a phosphodiester-linked beta-1,3-/beta-1,6-glucan heteropolymer.

    J.C. Kapteyn;R.C. Montijn;E. Vink;J. de la Cruz

  • Polymicrobial bloodstream infections involving Candida species: analysis of patients and review of the literature.

    Stephen A. Klotz;Brian S. Chasin;Barbara Powell;Barbara Powell;Nand K. Gaur

  • Sexual agglutination in budding yeasts: structure, function, and regulation of adhesion glycoproteins.

    P N Lipke;J Kurjan

  • Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-dependent cross-linking of alpha-agglutinin and beta 1,6-glucan in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall.

    Cha-Fen Lu;Roy C. Montijn;Jeffrey L. Brown;Frans Klis

  • AG alpha 1 is the structural gene for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-agglutinin, a cell surface glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions during mating.

    P N Lipke;D Wojciechowicz;J Kurjan

  • The AGA1 product is involved in cell surface attachment of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell adhesion glycoprotein a-agglutinin.

    Amit Roy;Cha Fen Lu;D. L. Marykwas;P. N. Lipke

  • Force-induced formation and propagation of adhesion nanodomains in living fungal cells

    David Alsteens;Melissa C. Garcia;Peter N. Lipke;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • A pathway for cell wall anchorage of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-agglutinin.

    C F Lu;J Kurjan;P N Lipke

  • Determination of reducing sugars in the nanomole range with tetrazolium blue

    Chong K. Jue;Peter N. Lipke

  • Yeast Cell Adhesion Molecules Have Functional Amyloid-Forming Sequences

    Caleen B. Ramsook;Cho Tan;Melissa C. Garcia;Raymond Fung

  • The Antifungal Vaccine Derived from the Recombinant N Terminus of Als3p Protects Mice against the Bacterium Staphylococcus aureus

    Brad Spellberg;Ashraf S. Ibrahim;Michael R. Yeaman;Lin Lin

  • Morphogenic effects of alpha-factor on Saccharomyces cerevisiae a cells.

    P N Lipke;A Taylor;C E Ballou

  • A Role for Amyloid in Cell Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

    Melissa C. Garcia;Janis T. Lee;Caleen B. Ramsook;David Alsteens

  • Candida albicans Als Adhesins Have Conserved Amyloid-Forming Sequences

    Henry N. Otoo;Kyeng Gea Lee;Weigang Qiu;Peter N. Lipke

  • Cell surface anchorage and ligand-binding domains of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell adhesion protein alpha-agglutinin, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily.

    D. Wojciechowicz;Cha-Fen Lu;J. Kurjan;P. N. Lipke

  • Threonine-Rich Repeats Increase Fibronectin Binding in the Candida albicans Adhesin Als5p

    Jason M. Rauceo;Richard De Armond;Henry Otoo;Peter C. Kahn

  • Candida albicans Als proteins mediate aggregation with bacteria and yeasts.

    Stephen A. Klotz;Nand K. Gaur;Richard De Armond;Donald Sheppard

  • Functional amyloid formation by Streptococcus mutans

    M. W. Oli;H. N. Otoo;P. J. Crowley;K. P. Heim

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves F. Dufrêne
Yves F. Dufrêne Université Catholique de Louvain
John E. Edwards
John E. Edwards University of California, Los Angeles
Frans M. Klis
Frans M. Klis University of Amsterdam
Ashraf S. Ibrahim
Ashraf S. Ibrahim University of California, Los Angeles
Brad Spellberg
Brad Spellberg University of Southern California
Fred Naider
Fred Naider City University of New York
Clinton E. Ballou
Clinton E. Ballou University of California, Berkeley
Edward J. Kennelly
Edward J. Kennelly City University of New York

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