Publications

• • Warner, L.R., Gatzeva-Topalova, P.Z., Doerner, P.A., Pardi, A., and Sousa, M.C., Flexibility in the Periplasmic Domain of BamA is Important for Function, Structure 2017; 25(1), 94-106.
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., Warner, L.R., Pardi A., and Sousa, M. C., Structure and Flexibility of the Complete Periplasmic Domain of BamA. The Protein Insertion Machine of the Outer Membrane, Structure 2010; 18 (11), 1492-1501.
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., Walton, T. A., and Sousa, M. C., Crystal Structure of YaeT: Conformational Flexibility and Substrate Recognition, Structure 2008; 16 (12), 1873-1881.
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., Sousa, M. C., Dissecting ArnA – A Required Enzyme In The Polymyxin Resistance Pathway, FASEB J 2006; 20 (5), A904, Part 2.
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., May, A. P., and Sousa, M. C., Structure and Mechanism of ArnA: Conformational Change Implies Ordered Dehydrogenase Mechanism in Key Enzyme for Polymyxin Resistance, Structure 2005; 13 (6), 929-42 (cover article).
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., May, A. P., and Sousa, M. C. , Crystal Structure and Mechanism of the Escherichia coli ArnA (PmrI) Transformylase Domain. An Enzyme for Lipid A Modification with 4-Amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose and Polymyxin Resistance, Biochemistry 2005; 44(14), 5328-38.
  • Gatzeva-Topalova, P. Z., May, A. P., and Sousa, M. C. , Crystal structure of Escherichia coli ArnA (PmrI) decarboxylase domain. A key enzyme for lipid A modification with 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose and polymyxin resistance, Biochemistry 2004; 43(42), 13370-9.
  • Elkins, K.M., Gatzeva-Topalova, P.Z., Nelson, D.J , Molecular dynamics of Ca2+ binding loop variants of parvalbumin with modifications at the 'gateway' position, Protein Engineering 2001; 14(2): 115-126