Recent publications

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Undergraduates are often co-authors on publications in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, undergraduate researchers routinely present their research at local, regional and national meetings. More than 60 posters have been presented by students in the Garrett lab over the last 10 years.

*Indicates Vassar undergraduate co-author

  • Donhauser, Z. J., Saunders, J. T.*, D'Urso, D. S.*, and Garrett, T. A. 2017. Dimerization and long range repulsion established by both terminals of the microtubule associated protein tau. Accepted for publication in Biochemistry.
  • Moncada, R. M.*, Blackshear, K., and Garrett, T. A. 2017. The Arabidopsis thaliana lysophospholipid acyltransferase At1g78690p acylates lysocardiolipins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.09.021. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Garrett, T. A. 2016. Major roles for minor bacterial lipids identified by mass spectrometry. Biochemica Biophysica ACTA. S1388-1981(16)30271-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.10.003.
  • Park, Y., Han, G.-H., Mileykovskaya, E., Garrett, T. A., and Carman, G. M. 2015. Lack of yeast Pah1 phosphatidate phosphatase causes reduced chronological life span through increased energy expenditure for phospholipid synthesis and oxidative stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(42):25382-94. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.680314.
  • Myers, C., Ireland, R. G., Garrett, T. A., and Brown, E. D. 2015. Characterization of Wall Teichoic Acid Degradation by the Bacteriophage phi29 Appendage Protein GP12 Using Synthetic Substrate Analogs. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(31):19133-45. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.662866.
  • T. A. Garrett, Osmundson, J., Isaacson, M., Herrera, J. 2014. Doing that thing that scientists do: A discovery-driven module on protein purification and characterization for the undergraduate biochemistry laboratory classroom. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 43(3):145-153. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20844.
  • T. A. Garrett and Moncada, R. M.* 2014. The Arabidopsis thaliana lysophospholipid acyltransferase At1g78690p acylates a variety of lysophospholipids including bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 452:1022-1027. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.09.041
  • R.T. Gale, Sewell, E.W., Garrett, T.A. and Brown, E.D. 2014. Reconstituting poly(glycerol phosphate) wall teichoic acid biosynthesis in vitro using authentic substrates. Chemical Science. 5(10):3823-3830. DOI: 10.1039/C4SC00802B.
  • J. Qian, Garrett, T. A., Raetz, C. R. H. 2014. In vitro assembly of the outer core of lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli K-12 and Salmonella typhimurium. Biochemistry. 53(8):1250-62. doi: 10.1021/bi4015665.
  • I. Thaipisuttikul, L. Hittle, R. Chandra, D. Zangari, C. Dixon, T. A. Garrett,D. A. Rasko, S. M. Moskowitz, L. Malmstroem, D. R. Goodlet, S. I. Miller, R. E. Bishop, and R. K. and Ernst. 2013. A divergent Pseudomonas aeruginosa palmitoyl-transferase essential for cystic fibrosis-specific lipid A. Molecular Microbiology. 91(1):158-74, doi: 10.1111/mmi.12451.
  • W. Dowhan, H. Nikaido, J. Stubbe, J. W. Kozarich, W. T. Wickner, D. W. Russell, T. A. Garrett, K. Brozek, P. Modrich. 2013. Christian Raetz: Scientist and friend extraordinaire. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 82:1-24.
  • T. A. Garrett, Schmeitzel, J. L.*, Klein, J.*, Hwang, J.*, and Schwarz, J. A. 2013. Comparative lipid profiling of the cnidarian Aiptasia pallida and its dinoflagellate symbiont. PLoSOne. 8(3):e57975. doi: 10/1371journal.pone.0057957.
  • T. A. Garrett, Rose, R. L.*, and Bell, S. M.* 2013. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance structure determination module for introductory biochemistry: synthesis and structural characterization of lyso-glycerophospholipids. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. doi: 10.1002/bmb.20668.
  • T. A. Garrett, O'Neill, A. C.*, and Hopson, M.L.* 2012. Quantification of cardiolipin molecular species in Escherichia coli lipid extracts using liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26:2267-2274.
  • S. H. Joo, Chung, H. S, Raetz, C. R. H., and Garrett, T. A. 2012. Activity and crystal structure of Arabidopsis thaliana UDP-N-acetylglycosamine acyltransferase. Biochemistry. 51(21):4322-4330.
  • W. T. Wickner, Hirschberg C.B., Garrett T.A., Dowhan W. 2011. Chris Raetz, scientist and enduring friend. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, U. S. A. 108(42):17255-6.
  • E. Bulat* and Garrett, T. A. 2011. The putative N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine synthase from Arabidopsis thaliana is a lysoglycerophospholipid acyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(39)33819-31.
  • T. A. Garrett, Raetz, C. R. H., Son, J. D*., Richardson, T. D., Bartling, C., and Guan, Z. 2011. Non-enzymatically derived minor lipids found in Escherichia coli lipid extracts. Biochimica Biophysica ACTA.1811(11):827-37.
  • Dennis, E. A., Armando, A., Quehenberger, O., Brown, H. A., Milne, S. B., Myers, D. S., Glass, C. K., Hardiman, G., Reichart, D., Merrill, A. H. Jr., Sullards, C., Wang, E., Murphy, R. C., Raetz, C. R. H., Garrett, T. A., Guan, Z., Russell, D. W., McDonald, J. G., Shaw, W. A., Sud, M., Zhao, Y., Fahy, E., and Subramaniam, S. 2010. The Mouse Macrophage Lipidome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(51):39976-85.
  • T. A. Garrett, Raetz, C. R. H., Richardson, T., Kordestani, R., *Son, J. D., *Rose, R. L. 2009. Identification of Phosphatidylserylglutamate: a Novel Minor Lipid in Escherichia coli. Journal of Lipid Research. 50(8):1589-99.
  • Mileykovskaya E, Ryan, A. C., Mo, X., Lin, C-C, Khalaf, K. I., Dowhan, W. and Garrett, T. A., 2008. Phosphatidic acid and N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine form membrane domains in Escherichia coli mutant lacking cardiolipin and phosphatidylglycerol. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284:2990-3000.
  • Garrett, T. A. 2007. Team-Based Learning in an Introductory Biochemistry Class: A First-Time Users Perspective. In Team-Based Learning for Health Professions Education: A Guide to Using Small Groups for Improving Learning, Larry K. Michaelsen, Dean X. Parmelee, Kathryn K. McMahon, and Ruth E. Levine (editors) pages 143-152. Stylus Publishing.
  • Garrett, T. A., Kordestani, R., Raetz, C. R. H. 2007. Quantification of Cardiolipin using Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Methods in Enzymology. Vol 433:213-30.
  • Garrett, T. A., Guan, Z., Raetz, C. R. H. 2007. Analysis of Ubiquinones, Dolichols and Dolichol Diphosphate-Oligosaccharides by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Methods in Enzymology. Vol 432:117-43.
  • Schaaf, G., Betts, L., Garrett, T. A., Raetz, C. R. H., Bankaitis, V. A. 2006. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of Sfh1p: A member of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sec14p-like phosphatidylinositol transfer protein family. Acta Crystallographica D. 62(11):1156-60.
  • Kanjilal-Kolar, S., Basu, S. S., Kanipes, M. I., Garrett, T. A., and Raetz, C. R. H. 2006. Expression cloning and biochemical characterization of two Rhizobium leguminosarum core lipopolysaccharide galacturonic acid transferases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(18):12865-78.
  • Raetz, C. R. H., Garrett, T. A., Reynolds, C. M., Shaw, W. A., Moore, J. D., Smith, D. C., Ribeiro, A. A., Murphy, R. C., Uevitch, R. J., Fearns, C., Reichart, D., Glass, C. K., Benner, C., Subramaniam, S. Harkewicz, R., Cooper, J. A., Deems, R. A. and Dennis, E. A. 2006. Purification and properties of Escherichia coli Kdo2-Lipid A, a defined endotoxin that activates macrophages via TLR-4. Journal of Lipid Research. 47(5):1097-111.
  • Garrett, T. A. and Raetz, C. R. H. 1999. Escherichia coli lipid A: A potent activator of innate immunity. In Saccharides in Chemistry and Biology: a Comprehensive Handbook, B. Ernst, G. Hart, and P. Sinay, editors. (Germany: Wiley-VCH)
  • Garrett, T. A., Rosser, M. F. N., and Raetz, C. R. H. 1999. Signal transduction triggered by lipid A-like molecules in 70Z/3 pre-B lymphocyte tumor cells. Biochemica Biophysica ACTA. 1437(2):246-256.
  • Garrett, T. A., Que, N. L. S., and Raetz, C. R. H. 1998. Accumulation of a lipid A precursor lacking the 4’ phosphate following inactivation of the Escherichia coli lpxK gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(20):12457-12465.
  • Garrett, T. A., Kadrmas, J. L., and Raetz, C. R. H. 1997. Identification of the gene encoding the Escherichia coli lipid A 4’ Kinase. Facile phosphorylation of endotoxin analogs with recombinant LpxK. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(35):21855-21864.
  • Garrett, T. A., Pabón-Peña, L. M., Gokaldas, N., and Epstein, L. M. 1996. Novel requirements in peripheral structures of the extended satellite 2 hammerhead. RNA. 2:699-706
  • Green, B., Pabón-Peña, L. M., Graham, T. A., Peach, S. E., Coats, S. R. and Epstein, L. M. 1993. Conserved sequence and functional domains in satellite 2 from three families of salamanders. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 10:732-750.