Regulation of small gtpases by gefs, gaps, and gdis

J Cherfils, M Zeghouf - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Small GTPases use GDP/GTP alternation to actuate a variety of functional switches that are
pivotal for cell dynamics. The GTPase switch is turned on by GEFs, which stimulate …

Endocytosis of viruses and bacteria

P Cossart, A Helenius - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Of the many pathogens that infect humans and animals, a large number use cells of the host
organism as protected sites for replication. To reach the relevant intracellular compartments …

Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors: regulators of Rho GTPase activity in development and disease

DR Cook, KL Rossman, CJ Der - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
The aberrant activity of Ras homologous (Rho) family small GTPases (20 human members)
has been implicated in cancer and other human diseases. However, in contrast to the direct …

Infection strategies of enteric pathogenic Escherichia coli

A Clements, JC Young, N Constantinou, G Frankel - Gut microbes, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Enteric Escherichia coli (E. coli) are both natural flora of humans and important pathogens
causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Traditionally enteric E. coli have been …

Typhoidal Salmonella: Distinctive virulence factors and pathogenesis

R Johnson, E Mylona, G Frankel - Cellular microbiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS; including Salmonella Typhimurium) mainly cause
gastroenteritis, typhoidal serovars (Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A) cause …

Enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli: even more subversive elements

ARC Wong, JS Pearson, MD Bright… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The human pathogens enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EPEC
and EHEC) share a unique mechanism of colonization that results from the concerted action …

Host cell targeting by enteropathogenic bacteria T3SS effectors

L Pinaud, PJ Sansonetti, A Phalipon - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
Microbial pathogens possess a diversity of weapons that disrupt host homeostasis and
immune defenses, thus resulting in the establishment of infection. The best-characterized …

Prophages and satellite prophages are widespread in Streptococcus and may play a role in pneumococcal pathogenesis

R Rezaei Javan, E Ramos-Sevillano, A Akter… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Prophages (viral genomes integrated within a host bacterial genome) can confer various
phenotypic traits to their hosts, such as enhanced pathogenicity. Here we analyse> 1300 …

LEEways: tales of EPEC, ATEC and EHEC

MA Schmidt - Cellular microbiology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli are a major cause of worldwide morbidity and
mortality. Currently seven intestinal pathovars are recognized causing a wide range of …

Manipulation of host membranes by bacterial effectors

H Ham, A Sreelatha, K Orth - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Bacterial pathogens interact with host membranes to trigger a wide range of cellular
processes during the course of infection. These processes include alterations to the …