Dr Nicky O Boyle
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Infection & Immunity)
email:
Nicky.OBoyle@glasgow.ac.uk
SII, Sir Graeme Davies Building, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA
Publications
2021
Connolly, J. P.R., Turner, N. C.A., Hallam, J., Rimbi, P. T., Flett, T., McCormack, M. J., Roe, A. J. and O'Boyle, N. (2021) D-serine induces distinct transcriptomes in diverse Escherichia coli pathotypes. Microbiology, 167(10), 001093. (doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001093) (PMID:34623236)
O'Boyle, N. and Roe, A. J. (2021) Heterogeneity in populations of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli undergoing D-serine adaptation. Current Genetics, 67(2), pp. 221-224. (doi: 10.1007/s00294-020-01130-7) (PMID:33219834)
Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Gadegaard, N. and Roe, A. J. (2021) The force awakens: the dark side of mechanosensing in bacterial pathogens. Cellular Signalling, 78, 109867. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109867) (PMID:33279672)
Connolly, J. P.R., Roe, A. J. and O'Boyle, N. (2021) Prokaryotic life finds a way: insights from evolutionary experimentation in bacteria. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 47(1), pp. 126-140. (doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2020.1854172) (PMID:33332206)
2020
O'Boyle, N., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2020) Differentiated ovine tracheal epithelial cells support the colonisation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Mannheimia haemolytica. Scientific Reports, 10, 14971. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71604-8) (PMID:32917945) (PMCID:PMC7486916)
O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R., Tucker, N. P. and Roe, A. J. (2020) Genomic plasticity of pathogenic Escherichia coli mediates D-serine tolerance via multiple adaptive mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(36), pp. 22484-22493. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004977117) (PMID:32848072) (PMCID:PMC7486766)
Connolly, J. P.R., O'Boyle, N. and Roe, A. J. (2020) Widespread strain-specific distinctions in chromosomal binding dynamics of a highly conserved Escherichia coli transcription factor. mBio, 11, e01058-20. (doi: 10.1128/mBio.01058-20) (PMID:32576674) (PMCID:PMC7315121)
O'Boyle, N., Turner, N. C.A., Roe, A. J. and Connolly, J. P.R. (2020) Plastic circuits: regulatory flexibility in fine tuning pathogen success. Trends in Microbiology, 28(5), pp. 360-371. (doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.01.002) (PMID:32298614)
Fox, S., Goswami, C. , Holden, M., Connolly, J. P.R., Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Roe, A. , Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage. Scientific Reports, 10, 4135. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x) (PMID:32139768) (PMCID:PMC7058095)
2019
Connolly, J. P.R., O'Boyle, N., Turner, N., Browning, D. F. and Roe, A. J. (2019) Distinct intra-species virulence mechanisms regulated by a conserved transcription factor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(39), pp. 19695-19704. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903461116) (PMID:31501343) (PMCID:PMC6765310)
McHugh, R. E., O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R., Hoskisson, P. A. and Roe, A. J. (2019) Characterisation of the mode of action of Aurodox, a Type III secretion system inhibitor from Streptomyces goldiniensis. Infection and Immunity, 87(2), e00595-18. (doi: 10.1128/IAI.00595-18) (PMID:30455200) (PMCID:PMC6346137)
2018
O'Boyle, N., Sutherland, E., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2018) Optimisation of growth conditions for ovine airway epithelial cell differentiation at an air-liquid interface. PLoS ONE, 13(3), e0193998. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193998) (PMID:29518140) (PMCID:PMC5843276)
O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R. and Roe, A. J. (2018) Tracking elusive cargo: Illuminating spatio-temporal type 3 effector protein dynamics using reporters. Cellular Microbiology, 20(1), e12797. (doi: 10.1111/cmi.12797) (PMID:29087624) (PMCID:PMC5765406)
Connolly, J. P.R. et al. (2018) Host-associated niche metabolism controls enteric infection through fine-tuning the regulation of type 3 secretion. Nature Communications, 9, 4187. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06701-4) (PMID:30305622) (PMCID:PMC6180029)
2017
O'Boyle, N., Sutherland, E., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2017) Temporal dynamics of ovine airway epithelial cell differentiation at an air-liquid interface. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0181583. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181583) (PMID:28746416) (PMCID:PMC5529025)
Articles
Connolly, J. P.R., Turner, N. C.A., Hallam, J., Rimbi, P. T., Flett, T., McCormack, M. J., Roe, A. J. and O'Boyle, N. (2021) D-serine induces distinct transcriptomes in diverse Escherichia coli pathotypes. Microbiology, 167(10), 001093. (doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001093) (PMID:34623236)
O'Boyle, N. and Roe, A. J. (2021) Heterogeneity in populations of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli undergoing D-serine adaptation. Current Genetics, 67(2), pp. 221-224. (doi: 10.1007/s00294-020-01130-7) (PMID:33219834)
Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Gadegaard, N. and Roe, A. J. (2021) The force awakens: the dark side of mechanosensing in bacterial pathogens. Cellular Signalling, 78, 109867. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109867) (PMID:33279672)
Connolly, J. P.R., Roe, A. J. and O'Boyle, N. (2021) Prokaryotic life finds a way: insights from evolutionary experimentation in bacteria. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 47(1), pp. 126-140. (doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2020.1854172) (PMID:33332206)
O'Boyle, N., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2020) Differentiated ovine tracheal epithelial cells support the colonisation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of Mannheimia haemolytica. Scientific Reports, 10, 14971. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71604-8) (PMID:32917945) (PMCID:PMC7486916)
O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R., Tucker, N. P. and Roe, A. J. (2020) Genomic plasticity of pathogenic Escherichia coli mediates D-serine tolerance via multiple adaptive mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(36), pp. 22484-22493. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004977117) (PMID:32848072) (PMCID:PMC7486766)
Connolly, J. P.R., O'Boyle, N. and Roe, A. J. (2020) Widespread strain-specific distinctions in chromosomal binding dynamics of a highly conserved Escherichia coli transcription factor. mBio, 11, e01058-20. (doi: 10.1128/mBio.01058-20) (PMID:32576674) (PMCID:PMC7315121)
O'Boyle, N., Turner, N. C.A., Roe, A. J. and Connolly, J. P.R. (2020) Plastic circuits: regulatory flexibility in fine tuning pathogen success. Trends in Microbiology, 28(5), pp. 360-371. (doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.01.002) (PMID:32298614)
Fox, S., Goswami, C. , Holden, M., Connolly, J. P.R., Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Roe, A. , Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage. Scientific Reports, 10, 4135. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x) (PMID:32139768) (PMCID:PMC7058095)
Connolly, J. P.R., O'Boyle, N., Turner, N., Browning, D. F. and Roe, A. J. (2019) Distinct intra-species virulence mechanisms regulated by a conserved transcription factor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(39), pp. 19695-19704. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903461116) (PMID:31501343) (PMCID:PMC6765310)
McHugh, R. E., O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R., Hoskisson, P. A. and Roe, A. J. (2019) Characterisation of the mode of action of Aurodox, a Type III secretion system inhibitor from Streptomyces goldiniensis. Infection and Immunity, 87(2), e00595-18. (doi: 10.1128/IAI.00595-18) (PMID:30455200) (PMCID:PMC6346137)
O'Boyle, N., Sutherland, E., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2018) Optimisation of growth conditions for ovine airway epithelial cell differentiation at an air-liquid interface. PLoS ONE, 13(3), e0193998. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193998) (PMID:29518140) (PMCID:PMC5843276)
O'Boyle, N., Connolly, J. P.R. and Roe, A. J. (2018) Tracking elusive cargo: Illuminating spatio-temporal type 3 effector protein dynamics using reporters. Cellular Microbiology, 20(1), e12797. (doi: 10.1111/cmi.12797) (PMID:29087624) (PMCID:PMC5765406)
Connolly, J. P.R. et al. (2018) Host-associated niche metabolism controls enteric infection through fine-tuning the regulation of type 3 secretion. Nature Communications, 9, 4187. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06701-4) (PMID:30305622) (PMCID:PMC6180029)
O'Boyle, N., Sutherland, E., Berry, C. C. and Davies, R. L. (2017) Temporal dynamics of ovine airway epithelial cell differentiation at an air-liquid interface. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0181583. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181583) (PMID:28746416) (PMCID:PMC5529025)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- D-serine: A dietary solution to enteric infection or a potentiator of pathogen evolution?
Tenovus Scotland
2020 - 2021