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Journal articleEldridge MJG, Shenoy AR, 2015,
Antimicrobial inflammasomes: unified signalling against diverse bacterial pathogens
, CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY, Vol: 23, Pages: 32-41, ISSN: 1369-5274- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 29
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Journal articleCampeotto I, Zhang Y, Mladenov MG, et al., 2015,
Complex Structure and Biochemical Characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus Cyclic Diadenylate Monophosphate (c-di-AMP)-binding Protein PstA, the Founding Member of a New Signal Transduction Protein Family
, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol: 290, Pages: 2888-2901, ISSN: 1083-351XSignaling nucleotides are integral parts of signal transductionsystems allowing bacteria to cope with and rapidly respond tochanges in the environment. The Staphylococcus aureus PII-likesignal transduction protein PstA was recently identified as acyclic diadenylate monophosphate (c-di-AMP)-binding protein.Here, we present the crystal structures of the apo- and c-diAMP-boundPstA protein, which is trimeric in solution as wellas in the crystals. The structures combined with detailed bioinformaticsanalysis revealed that the protein belongs to a newfamily of proteins with a similar core fold but with distinct featuresto classical PII proteins, which usually function in nitrogenmetabolism pathways in bacteria. The complex structurerevealed three identical c-di-AMP-binding sites per trimer witheach binding site at a monomer-monomer interface. Althoughdistinctly different from other cyclic-di-nucleotide-bindingsites, as the half-binding sites are not symmetrical, the complexstructure also highlighted common features for c-di-AMPbindingsites. A comparison between the apo and complexstructures revealed a series of conformational changes thatresult in the ordering of two anti-parallel !-strands that protrudefrom each monomer and allowed us to propose a mechanismon how the PstA protein functions as a signaling transductionprotein.
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Journal articleSchreiber F, Kay S, Frankel G, et al., 2015,
The Hd, Hj, and Hz66 flagella variants of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi modify host responses and cellular interactions
, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Vol: 5, ISSN: 2045-2322- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 10
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Journal articleHuynh M-H, Liu B, Henry M, et al., 2015,
Structural Basis of Toxoplasma gondii MIC2-associated Protein Interaction with MIC2
, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol: 290, Pages: 1432-1441- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 15
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Journal articleWoodcock KJ, Kierdorf K, Pouchelon CA, et al., 2015,
Macrophage-derived upd3 Cytokine causes impaired glucose homeostasis and reduced lifespan in drosophila fed a lipid-rich diet
, Immunity, Vol: 42, Pages: 133-144, ISSN: 1097-4180Long-term consumption of fatty foods is associated with obesity, macrophage activation and inflammation, metabolic imbalance, and a reduced lifespan. We took advantage of Drosophila genetics to investigate the role of macrophages and the pathway(s) that govern their response to dietary stress. Flies fed a lipid-rich diet presented with increased fat storage, systemic activation of JAK-STAT signaling, reduced insulin sensitivity, hyperglycemia, and a shorter lifespan. Drosophila macrophages produced the JAK-STAT-activating cytokine upd3, in a scavenger-receptor (crq) and JNK-dependent manner. Genetic depletion of macrophages or macrophage-specific silencing of upd3 decreased JAK-STAT activation and rescued insulin sensitivity and the lifespan of Drosophila, but did not decrease fat storage. NF-κB signaling made no contribution to the phenotype observed. These results identify an evolutionarily conserved “scavenger receptor-JNK-type 1 cytokine” cassette in macrophages, which controls glucose metabolism and reduces lifespan in Drosophila maintained on a lipid-rich diet via activation of the JAK-STAT pathway.
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Journal articleMcEwan DG, Richter B, Claudi B, et al., 2015,
PLEKHM1 Regulates Salmonella-Containing Vacuole Biogenesis and Infection
, CELL HOST & MICROBE, Vol: 17, Pages: 58-71, ISSN: 1931-3128- Author Web Link
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Journal articleHolden DW, 2015,
Persisters unmasked
, SCIENCE, Vol: 347, Pages: 30-32, ISSN: 0036-8075- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 23
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Journal articleLarrouy-Maumus G, Puzo G, 2015,
Mycobacterial envelope lipids fingerprint from direct MALDI-TOF MS analysis of intact bacilli
, TUBERCULOSIS, Vol: 95, Pages: 75-85, ISSN: 1472-9792- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 18
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Journal articleFilloux A, 2015,
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, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS, Vol: 39, Pages: 1-1, ISSN: 0168-6445 -
Book chapterThurston TLM, holden DW, 2015,
interactions between salmonella and the autophagy system
, Autophagy, infection, and the immune response, Editors: jackson, swanson, Publisher: Wiley Blackwell, ISBN: 978-1-118-67764-3
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