[HTML][HTML] Bacterial autoaggregation

T Trunk, HS Khalil, JC Leo - AIMS microbiology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many bacteria, both environmental and pathogenic, exhibit the property of autoaggregation.
In autoaggregation (sometimes also called autoagglutination or flocculation), bacteria of the …

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

Catching a SPY: using the SpyCatcher-SpyTag and related systems for labeling and localizing bacterial proteins

D Hatlem, T Trunk, D Linke, JC Leo - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The SpyCatcher-SpyTag system was developed seven years ago as a method for protein
ligation. It is based on a modified domain from a Streptococcus pyogenes surface protein …

Two-partner secretion: combining efficiency and simplicity in the secretion of large proteins for bacteria-host and bacteria-bacteria interactions

J Guérin, S Bigot, R Schneider… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Initially identified in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, the two-partner secretion (TPS)
pathway, also known as Type Vb secretion, mediates the translocation across the outer …

The rich tapestry of bacterial protein translocation systems

PJ Christie - The protein journal, 2019 - Springer
The translocation of proteins across membranes is a fundamental cellular function. Bacteria
have evolved a striking array of pathways for delivering proteins into or across cytoplasmic …

Overcoming Fish Defences: The Virulence Factors of Yersinia ruckeri

A Wrobel, JC Leo, D Linke - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Yersinia ruckeri is the causative agent of enteric redmouth disease, a bacterial infection of
marine and freshwater fish. The disease mainly affects salmonids, and outbreaks have …

Design principles of the rotary type 9 secretion system

A Trivedi, J Gosai, D Nakane… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Fo ATP synthase, the bacterial flagellar motor, and the bacterial type 9 secretion system
(T9SS) are the three known proton motive force driven biological rotary motors. In this …

InvL, an invasin-like adhesin, is a type II secretion system substrate required for Acinetobacter baumannii uropathogenesis

CD Jackson-Litteken, G Di Venanzio, NH Le, NE Scott… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen of growing concern, as isolates are
commonly multidrug resistant. While A. baumannii is most frequently associated with …

Molecular imaging of bacterial outer membrane vesicles based on bacterial surface display

D Szöllősi, P Hajdrik, H Tordai, I Horváth, DS Veres… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The important roles of bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) in various diseases and
their emergence as a promising platform for vaccine development and targeted drug …

[HTML][HTML] Computational prediction of secreted proteins in gram-negative bacteria

X Hui, Z Chen, J Zhang, M Lu, X Cai, Y Deng… - Computational and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gram-negative bacteria harness multiple protein secretion systems and secrete a large
proportion of the proteome. Proteins can be exported to periplasmic space, integrated into …