Mariano, G., Deme, J.C., Readshaw, J.J. et al. Modularity of Zorya defense systems during phage inhibition. Nat Commun 16, 2344 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57397-2
Williams DJ, Hawkins A, Hernandez RE, Mariano G, Mathers K, Buchanan G, Stonier BJ, Inkster T, Leanord A, Chalmers JD, Thomson NR, Holden MTG, Coulthurst SJ. Competitive behaviors in Serratia marcescens are coordinately regulated by a lifestyle switch frequently inactivated in the clinical environment. Cell Host Microbe. 2025 Jan 23:S1931-3128(25)00019-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.01.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39884275.
Cummins T, Songra S, Garrett SR, Blower TR, Mariano G. Multi-conflict islands are a widespread trend within Serratia spp. Cell Rep. 2024 Dec 24;43(12):115055. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115055. Epub 2024 Dec 10. PMID: 39661517.
Went SC, Picton DM, Morgan RD, Nelson A, Brady A, Mariano G, Dryden DTF, Smith DL, Wenner N, Hinton JCD, Blower TR. Structure and rational engineering of the PglX methyltransferase and specificity factor for BREX phage defence. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 22;15(1):7236. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51629-7. PMID: 39174540; PMCID: PMC11341690.
Kelly,A, Went, S.C., Mariano, G., Shaw, L.P., Picton, D.M., Duffnera, S.J.; et al., (2023). Diverse Durham collection phages demonstrate complex BREX defence responses. AEV 2023 Sep 28;89(9):e0062323.
Macdonald, E., Wright, R., Connolly, J.P.R., Strahl, H., Brockhurst, M., Houte, S. van, Blower, T.R., Palmer, T., and Mariano, G. (2023). The novel anti-phage system Shield co-opts an RmuC domain to mediate phage defense across Pseudomonas species. PLOS Genetics 19, e1010784. 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010784
Mariano, G., and Blower, T.R (2023). Conserved domains can be found across distinct phage defence systems. Molecular Microbiology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mmi.15047.
Ulhuq, F. R., and Mariano, G. (2022). Bacterial pore-forming toxins. Microbiology, 168.
Garrett, S.R., Mariano, G., and Palmer, T. (2022) Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus strain RN6390 progenitor strains. Access Microbiology
Garrett, S.R., Mariano, G., Dicks, J., and Palmer, T. (2022) Homologous recombination between tandem paralogues drives evolution of a subset of type VII secretion system immunity genes in firmicute bacteria. Microb Genom 8.
Mariano, G., Faba-Rodriguez, R., Bui, S., Zhao, W., Ross, J., Tzokov, S. B., et al. (2022). Oligomerization of the FliF Domains Suggests a Coordinated Assembly of the Bacterial Flagellum MS Ring. Front. Microbiol. 0. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.781960.
Mariano, G., Farthing, R. J., Lale-Farjat, S. L. M., and Bergeron, J. R. C. (2020). Structural Characterization of SARS-CoV-2: Where We Are, and Where We Need to Be. Front Mol Biosci 7, 605236. doi:10.3389/fmolb.2020.605236.
Mariano, G., Trunk, K., Williams, D. J., Monlezun, L., Strahl, H., Pitt, S. J., & Coulthurst, S. J. (2019). A family of Type VI secretion system effector proteins that form ion-selective pores. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-15. (Chosen for Nature Review Microbiology Research Highlights)
Mariano, G., Monlezun, L., & Coulthurst, S. J. (2018). Dual Role for DsbA in Attacking and Targeted Bacterial Cells during Type VI Secretion System-Mediated Competition. Cell Reports, 22(3), 774-785. (This publication was recommended by F1000 society).
Ostrowski, A., Cianfanelli, F.R., Porter, M., Mariano, G., Peltier, J., Wong, J.J., Swedlow, J.R., Trost, M., and Coulthurst, S.J. (2018). Killing with proficiency: Integrated post-translational regulation of an offensive Type VI secretion system. PLoS Pathog. 14, e1007230.