Zbyszek Pietras, PhD

Postdoc

(+48) 22 592 3023
Room no. 023, 030

 

Publications:

Dedicated surveillance mechanism controls G-quadruplex forming non-coding RNAs in human mitochondria.
Pietras Z, Wojcik MA, Borowski LS, Szewczyk M, Kulinski TM, Cysewski D, Stepien PP, Dziembowski A, Szczesny RJ.
Nat Commun. 2018 Jul 2;9(1):2558.

Intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of the Helicoverpa armigera Ultraspiracle stabilizes the dimeric form via a scorpion-like structure.
Wycisk K, Tarczewska A, Kaus-Drobek M, Dadlez M, Hołubowicz R, Pietras Z, Dziembowski A, Taube M, Kozak M, Orłowski M, Ożyhar A.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2018 Jun 23. pii: S0960-0760(18)30192-4

Alternative Polyadenylation of the Sense Transcript Controls Antisense Transcription of DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 in Arabidopsis.
Kowalczyk J, Palusinska M, Wroblewska-Swiniarska A, Pietras Z, Szewc L, Dolata J, Jarmolowski A, Swiezewski S.
Mol Plant. 2017 Oct 9;10(10):1349-1352.

A short splicing isoform of HBS1L links the cytoplasmic exosome and SKI complexes in humans.
Kalisiak K, Kuliński TM, Tomecki R, Cysewski D, Pietras Z, Chlebowski A, Kowalska K, Dziembowski A.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Feb 28;45(4):2068-2080.

Control of seed dormancy in Arabidopsis by a cis-acting noncoding antisense transcript.
Fedak H, Palusinska M, Krzyczmonik K, Brzezniak L, Yatusevich R, Pietras Z, Kaczanowski S, Swiezewski S.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Nov 29;113(48):E7846-E7855

Seed Dormancy in Arabidopsis Is Controlled by Alternative Polyadenylation of DOG1.
Cyrek M, Fedak H, Ciesielski A, Guo Y, Sliwa A, Brzezniak L, Krzyczmonik K, Pietras Z, Kaczanowski S, Liu F, Swiezewski S.
Plant Physiol. 2016 Feb;170(2):947-55.

Potential regulatory interactions of Escherichia coli RraA protein with DEAD-box helicases.
Pietras Z, Hardwick SW, Swiezewski S, Luisi BF.
J Biol Chem. 2013 Nov 1;288(44):31919-29.

Allosteric mutants show that PrfA activation is dispensable for vacuole escape but required for efficient spread and Listeria survival in vivo.
Deshayes C, Bielecka MK, Cain RJ, Scortti M, de las Heras A, Pietras Z, Luisi BF, Núñez Miguel R,Vázquez Boland JA.
Mol Microbiol. 2012 Aug;85(3):461-77.

The regulatory protein RraA modulates RNA-binding and helicase activities of the E. coli RNA degradosome.
Górna MW, Pietras Z,Tsai YC, Callaghan AJ, Hernández H, Robinson CV, Luisi B.
RNA. 2010 Mar;16(3):553-62.

The use of novel organic gels and hydrogels in protein crystallization.
Pietras Z, Lin HT, Surade S, Luisi B, Slattery O, Pos KM and Moreno A.
J. Appl. Cryst. (2010). 43, 58-63.

An ancient anion-binding structural module in RNA and DNA helicases.
Milner-White EJ, Pietras Z, Luisi B.
Proteins. 2010 Jun;78(8):1900-8.

Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal) of Gram-negative bacteria: function, structure, role in pathogenesis and potential application in immunoprophylaxis.
Godlewska R,Wiśniewska K, Pietras Z, Jagusztyn-Krynicka EK.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2009 Sep;298(1):1-11.

Assembly and channel opening in a bacterial drug efflux machine.
Bavro VN, Pietras Z, Furnham N, Pérez-Cano L, Fernández-Recio J, Pei XY, Misra R, Luisi B.
Mol Cell. 2008 Apr 11; 30(1): 114–121.

Structure and mechanism of drug efflux machinery in Gram negative bacteria.
Pietras Z, Bavro VN, Furnham N, Pellegrini-Calace M, Milner-White EJ, Luisi B.
Curr Drug Targets. 2008 Sep;9(9):719-28.

Clonal structure of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from Polish hospitals: characterization of epidemic clones.
Kawalec M, Pietras Z, Daniłowicz E, Jakubczak A, Gniadkowski M, Hryniewicz W, Willems RJ.
J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan; 45(1): 147–153.

The role of potassium tellurite growth test in the identification of Enterococcus spp. to the species level and the evaluation of the ready-to-use „Potassium Tellurite kit” (Bio-Rad).
Kawalec M, Pietras Z.
Journal of Laboratory Diagnostics. 2006