Pathogenicity and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Cutting to the chase on proteases

ME Marquart - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial proteases and peptidases are integral to cell physiology and stability, and their
necessity in Streptococcus pneumoniae is no exception. Protein cleavage and processing …

The oxidative stress response of Streptococcus pneumoniae: its contribution to both extracellular and intracellular survival

M Hernandez-Morfa, NB Olivero, VE Zappia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive, aerotolerant bacterium that naturally
colonizes the human nasopharynx, but also causes invasive infections and is a major cause …

An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and disease

A D'Mello, AN Riegler, E Martínez… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) colonizes the nasopharynx and can cause pneumonia.
From the lungs it spreads to the bloodstream and causes organ damage. We characterized …

[HTML][HTML] The role of streptococcal cell-envelope proteases in bacterial evasion of the innate immune system

S McKenna, KK Huse, S Giblin, M Pearson… - Journal of Innate …, 2022 - karger.com
Bacteria possess the ability to evolve varied and ingenious strategies to outwit the host
immune system, instigating an evolutionary arms race. Proteases are amongst the many …

In vivo proteomics identifies the competence regulon and AliB oligopeptide transporter as pathogenic factors in pneumococcal meningitis

F Schmidt, N Kakar, TC Meyer, M Depke… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) is a leading cause of severe bacterial meningitis
in many countries worldwide. To characterize the repertoire of fitness and virulence factors …

Dual RNA-seq in Streptococcus pneumoniae infection reveals compartmentalized neutrophil responses in lung and pleural space

ND Ritchie, TJ Evans - Msystems, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the dominant cause of community-acquired pneumonia
worldwide. Invasion of the pleural space is common and results in increased mortality. We …

Chemical warfare at the microorganismal level: a closer look at the superoxide dismutase enzymes of pathogens

SS Schatzman, VC Culotta - ACS infectious diseases, 2018 - ACS Publications
Superoxide anion radical is generated as a natural byproduct of aerobic metabolism but is
also produced as part of the oxidative burst of the innate immune response design to kill …

Intranasal vaccination with lipoproteins confers protection against pneumococcal colonisation

F Voß, TP Kohler, T Meyer, MR Abdullah… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae is endowed with a variety of surface-exposed proteins
representing putative vaccine candidates. Lipoproteins are covalently anchored to the cell …

Advances in understanding the specificity function of transporters by machine learning

E Ebrahimie, F Zamansani, IO Alanazi, EM Sabi… - Computers in Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the underlying molecular mechanism of transporter activity is one of the
major discussions in structural biology. A transporter can exclusively transport one ion …

Identifying genes associated with invasive disease in S. pneumoniae by applying a machine learning approach to whole genome sequence ty** data

U Obolski, A Gori, J Lourenço, C Thompson… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae, a normal commensal of the upper respiratory tract, is a major
public health concern, responsible for substantial global morbidity and mortality due to …