Publications

2008

 

• Hobel CF, Albers SV, Driessen AJM, Lupas AN. The Sulfolobus solfataricus AAA protein Sso0909, a homologue of the eukaryotic ESCRT Vps4 ATPase. Biochem Soc Trans. 36:94-8.
• Pretz MG, van der Does C, Albers SV, Schuurman-Wolters G, Driessen AJM. Structural stability of GlcV, the nucleotide binding domain of the glucose ABC transporter of Sulfolobus solfataricus. Biochim Biophys Acta.1778:324-33.

2007

 

• Berkner, S., Grogan,D., Albers, S.V. and G. Lipps (2007) Small multicopy, non-integrative shuttle vectors based on the plasmid pRN1 for Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and Sulfolobus solfataricus, modelorganisms of the (cren-)archaea. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007 Jun 18; [Epub ahead of print]

• Albers, S.V. and A.J.M. Driessen (2007) Conditions for gene disruption by homologous recombination of exogenous DNA into the Sulfolobus solfataricus genome. Archaea, in press

• Szabó, Z., Sani,M., Groeneveld, M, Zolghadr, B., Schelert, J., Albers, S.V., Blum,P., Boekema, E.J., and A.J.M. Driessen (2007) Flagellar motility and structure in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. J Bacteriol, 189: 4305-9.

• Zolghadr, B., Weber, S., Szabó, Z., Driessen, A.J.M. and S.V. Albers (2007) Identification of a system required for the functional surface localization of sugar binding protein with class III signal peptides in Sulfolobus solfataricus. Mol Microbiol, 64:795-806.

• Barthelme D, Scheele U, Dinkelaker S, Janoschka A, Macmillan F, Albers SV, Driessen AJ, Salamone-Stagni M, Bill E, Meyer-Klaucke W, Schunemann V, Tampe R. (2007) Structural organization of essential iron-sulfur clusters in the evolutionarily highly conserved ATP-binding cassette protein ABCE1. J Biol Chem, 282:14598-607.

• Szabó, Z, Stahl, AO, Albers, SV, Kissinger, JC, Driessen AJM, and M Pohlschroder (2007) Identification of diverse archaeal proteins with class III signal peptides cleaved by distinct archaeal prepilin peptidases. J Bacteriol, 189:772-8.

2006

 

• Pretz, M.G., Albers, S.V., Schuurman-Wolters, G., Tampé, R., Driessen, A.J.M., and C. Van der Does (2006) Thermodynamics of the ATPase cycle of GlcV, the Nucleotide Binding Domain of the Glucose ABC transporter of Sulfolobus solfataricus . Biochemistry, 45:15056-15067.
• Albers, SV, Szabó, Z, and AJM Driessen (2006) Protein secretion in Archaea: multiple paths to a unique cell surface. Nature Rev Microbiol, 4:537-47.
• Lubelska, JM, Jonuscheit, M, Schleper, C, Albers, SV, and AJM Driessen (2006) Regulation of expression of the arabinose and glucose transporter genes in the thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. Extremophiles, 10: 383-391.
• Szabó,Z, Albers, SV and AJM Driessen (2006)  Active site residues in the type IV prepilin peptidase homologue PibD from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. J Bacteriol,  188:1437-1443.
• Albers, SV, Jonuscheit, M, Dinkelaker, S, Urich,T, Kletzin, A, Tampé, R, Driessen, AJM, and C Schleper (2006) Production of recombinant and tagged proteins in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus with an inducible gene expression system. Applied Environ Microbiology, 72: 102-111.

2005

• Pretz, MG, Remigy, H, Swaving, J, Albers, SV, Garrido, VG, Chami, M, Engel, A, and AJM Driessen (2005) Functional and structural characterization of the minmal Sec translocase of the hyperthermophiles Thermotoga maritima. Extremophiles, 9:307-316.
• Albers, SV, and AJM Driessen (2005) Analysis of ATPases of putative secretion operons in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus . Microbiology, 151: 763-773.

2004

• Albers, SV, Koning, SM, Konings, WN, and AJM Driessen (2004) Insights into ABC transport in Archaea. J Bioenerg Biomem 36:5-15.

2003

• Verdon, G, Albers SV, van Oosterwijk, N, Dijkstra, B, Driessen, AJM, and AM Thunissen (2003) Contribution of conserved residues to formation of the productive ATP-Mg2+-bound dimer of GlcV, an ABC-ATPase of Sulfolobus solfataricus. JMB 334:255-267.
• Albers, SV, Szabó, Z,and AJM Driessen (2003) Archaeal homolog of bacterial type IV pilin signal peptidases with broad substrate specificity. J Bact 185:3918-3925.
• Verdon, G, Albers SV, Dijkstra, B, Driessen, AJM, and AM Thunissen (2003) Crystal structures of the ATPase subunit of the glucose ABC transporter from Sulfolobus solfataricus: nucleotide-free and nucleotide-bound conformations. JMB, 330:343-58.

2002

• Konings, WN, Albers, SV, Koning, SM, and AJM Driessen (2002) The cell membrane plays a crucial role in survival of bacteria and archaea in extreme environments. Ant. van Leuwenhoek 81:61-72.
• Verdon, G, Albers SV, Driessen, AJM, Dijkstra, B, and AM Thunissen (2002) Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of an archaeal ABC-ATPase. Acta Cryst, D58: 362-365.
• Albers, SV, Driessen, AJM (2002) Signal peptides of secreted proteins of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus: a genomic survey. Arch Microbiol 177: 209-216.
• Koning, SM, Albers, SV, Konings, WN and Driessen, AJM (2002) Sugar transport in (hyper)thermophilic archaea. Res Microbiol 153:61-67.
• Koning, SM, Konings, WN, Driessen, AJM (2002)Biochemical evidence for the presence of two alpha-glucoside ABC-transport systems in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. Archaea 1:19-25.

 

2001

• Koning, SM, Elferink, MGL, Konings, WN,Driessen, AJM (2001) Cellobiose uptake in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus is mediated by an inducible, high affinity ABC transporter. J. Bacteriol, 183:4979-4984.
• Albers SV, Van de Vossenberg, JLCM, Driessen, AJM, Konings, WN (2001) Bioenergetics and solute uptake under extreme conditions. Extremophiles, 5:285-294.
• Elferink, MGL, Albers SV, Konings, WN, Driessen AJM. (2001) Sugar transport in Sulfolobus solfataricus is mediated by two families of binding protein dependent ABC transporters. Mol Mic 39:1494-1503.

 

2000

• Albers SV, van de Vossenberg JL, Driessen AJ, Konings WN.Adaptations of the archaeal cell membrane to heat stress. Front Biosci. 2000 Sep 1;5:D813-20.

 

1999

• Albers, S-V, Elferink MG, Charlebois RL, Sensen CW, Driessen AJ, Konings WN (1999) Glucose Transport in the Extremely Thermoacidophilic Sulfolobus solfataricus Involves a High-Affinity Membrane-Integrated Binding Protein. J Bacteriol 181:4285-4291
• Albers, S.-V., Konings, W.N., and Driessen, A.J.M. (1999) A unique short signal sequence in membrane anchored proteins of Archaea. Mol Mic 30: 1595-1596.
• Van de Vossenberg J, Driessen AJM, Konings WN (1999) La survie à l'abri des membranes. La Recherche 317:54-56
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Da Costa MS, Konings WN (1999) Homeostasis of the membrane proton permeability in Bacillus subtilis grown at different temperatures. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1419, 97-104
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Grant WD, Konings WN (1999) Lipid membranes from halophilic and alkali-halophilic archaea have a low H⁺ and Na⁺ permeability at high salt concentration. Extremophiles 3, 253-257
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Konings WN (1999) Adaptations of the cell membrane for life in extreme environments. In: Storey KB, Storey JM (eds) Cell and molecular responses to stress. Jai Press. Stamford, CT, USA (in press)

 

1998

• J. L. C. M. van de Vossenberg, S.-V. Albers, C. van der Does, A. J. M. Driessen & W. van Klompenburg (1998) The positive inside rule is not determined by the polarity of the delta psi. Mol Mic 29:1125-1126.
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Konings WN (1998) The essence of being extremophilic: the role of the unique archaeal membrane lipids. Extremophiles 2:163-170
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Zillig W, Konings WN (1998) Bioenergetics and cytoplasmic membrane stability of the extremely acidophilic, thermophilic archaeon Picrophilus oshimae. Extremophiles 2:67-74

1997

• Elferink, M.G., J. van Breemen, W.N. Konings, A.J. Driessen, and J. Wilschut. (1997). Slow fusion of liposomes composed of membrane-spanning lipids. Chem.Phys.Lipids 88:37-43.

… and earlier

• Driessen AJM, Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Konings WN (1996) Membrane composition and ion-permeability in extremophiles. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 18:139-148
• Driessen, A.J.M., J.L.C.M. Van de Vossenberg, and W.N. Konings. (1996). Membrane composition and ion-permeability in extremophiles. FEMS Microbiol.Revs. 20:139-148.
• Elferink, M.G., C. Schleper, and W. Zillig. (1996). Transformation of the extremely thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus via a self-spreading vector. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 137:31-35.
• Elferink, M.G., J.G. de Wit, A.J. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1993). Energy-transducing properties of primary proton pumps reconstituted into archaeal bipolar lipid vesicles [published erratum appears in Eur J Biochem 1993 Sep 15;216(3):880]. Eur.J.Biochem. 214:917-925.
• Elferink, M.G., J.G. de Wit, A.J. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1994). Stability and proton-permeability of liposomes composed of archaeal tetraether lipids. Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1193:247-254.
• Elferink, M.G., J.G. de Wit, R. Demel, A.J. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1992). Functional reconstitution of membrane proteins in monolayer liposomes from bipolar lipids of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. J.Biol.Chem. 267:1375-1381.
• Elferink, M.G., T. Bosma, J.S. Lolkema, M. Gleiszner, A.J. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1995). Thermostability of respiratory terminal oxidases in the lipid environment. Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1230:31-37.
• Gleissner, M., M.G. Elferink, A.J. Driessen, W.N. Konings, S. Anemuller, and G. Schafer. (1994). Generation of proton-motive force by an archaeal terminal quinol oxidase from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Eur.J.Biochem. 224:983-990.
• In't, V.G., M.G. Elferink, A.J. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1992). Reconstitution of the leucine transport system of Lactococcus lactis into liposomes composed of membrane-spanning lipids from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Biochemistry 31:12493-12499.
• Prowe SG, Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Driessen AJM, Antranikian G, Konings WN (1996) Sodium-coupled energy transduction in the newly isolated thermoalkaliphilic strain LBS3. J. Bacteriol. 178:4099-4104
• Van de Vossenberg JLCM, Ubbink-Kok T, Elferink MGL, Driessen AJM, Konings WN (1995) Ion permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane limits the maximum growth temperature of bacteria and archaea. Mol. Microbiol. 18:925-932
• Van de Vossenberg, J.L.C.M., T. Ubbink-Kok, M.G.L. Elferink, A.J.M. Driessen, and W.N. Konings. (1995). Ion permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane limits the maximum growth temperature of bacteria and archaea. Mol.Microbiol. 18:925-932.