Eric Krukonis, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Eric Krukonis, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Recent Publications
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    • Journal Article
      A Potential Intracanal Medicament, 2-Hydroxyisocaproic Acid (HICA): Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, and Its Effect on SCAP Differentiation.
      Smoczer C, Park YK, Herrington JB, Askar MA, Plecha S, Krukonis E, Paurazas SB. Dent J (Basel), 2023 Nov 27; 11 (12): DOI:10.3390/dj11120270
      PMID: 38132408
    • Journal Article
      Activation of Vibrio cholerae virulence: the structure of the one-component signal transduction regulator ToxR bound to virulence gene promoters toxT and ompU
      Canals A, Alcaide i Jiménez A, Pieretti S, Machón C, Fàbrega-Ferrer M, Muriel M, Pérez-Luque R, Krukonis ES, Coll M. Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances, 2023 Aug 22; 79 (a2): c682 - c682. DOI:10.1107/s2053273323089350
    • Journal Article
      ToxR activates the Vibrio cholerae virulence genes by tethering DNA to the membrane through versatile binding to multiple sites.
      Canals A, Pieretti S, Muriel-Masanes M, El Yaman N, Plecha SC, Thomson JJ, Fàbrega-Ferrer M, Pérez-Luque R, Krukonis ES, Coll M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023 Jul 18; 120 (29): e2304378120 DOI:10.1073/pnas.2304378120
      PMID: 37428913
    • Journal Article
      A Co-Association of Streptococcus mutans and Veillonella parvula/dispar in Root Caries Patients and In Vitro Biofilms.
      Abram AM, Szewczyk MM, Park SG, Sam SS, Eldana HB, Koria FJ, Ferracciolo JM, Young LA, Qadir H, Bonham AJ, Yang F, Zora JS, Abdulelah SA, Patel NA, Koleilat A, Saleh MA, Alhabeil JA, Khan S, Tripathi A, Palanci JG, Krukonis ES. Infect Immun, 2022 Oct 20; 90 (10): e0035522 DOI:10.1128/iai.00355-22
      PMID: 36129298
    • Journal Article
      Complement evasion mechanisms of the systemic pathogens Yersiniae and Salmonellae.
      Krukonis ES, Thomson JJ. FEBS Lett, 2020 Aug; 594 (16): 2598 - 2620. DOI:10.1002/1873-3468.13771
      PMID: 32170725
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      The wing of the ToxR winged helix-turn-helix domain is required for DNA binding and activation of toxT and ompU.
      Morgan SJ, French EL, Plecha SC, Krukonis ES. PLoS One, 2019 14 (9): e0221936 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0221936
      PMID: 31498842
    • Journal Article
      Ail provides multiple mechanisms of serum resistance to Yersinia pestis.
      Thomson JJ, Plecha SC, Krukonis ES. Mol Microbiol, 2019 Jan; 111 (1): 82 - 95. DOI:10.1111/mmi.14140
      PMID: 30260060
    • Journal Article
      Defining the Ail Ligand-Binding Surface: Hydrophobic Residues in Two Extracellular Loops Mediate Cell and Extracellular Matrix Binding To Facilitate Yop Delivery.
      Tsang TM, Wiese JS, Alhabeil JA, Usselman LD, Thomson JJ, Matti R, Kronshage M, Maricic N, Williams S, Sleiman NH, Felek S, Krukonis ES. Infect Immun, 2017 Apr; 85 (4): DOI:10.1128/IAI.01047-15
      PMID: 28167671