Search Results - "CLUBB, Robert T"
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Sortase enzymes in Gram‐positive bacteria
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-12-2011)“…Summary In Gram‐positive bacteria proteins are displayed on the cell surface using sortase enzymes. These cysteine transpeptidases join proteins bearing an…”
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Trichomonas vaginalis homolog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces prostate cell growth, invasiveness, and inflammatory responses
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-06-2014)“…The human-infective parasite Trichomonas vaginalis causes the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Infections in men may result in…”
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NEAr Transporter (NEAT) Domains: Unique Surface Displayed Heme Chaperones That Enable Gram-Positive Bacteria to Capture Heme-Iron From Hemoglobin
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (06-01-2021)“…Iron is an important micronutrient that is required by bacteria to proliferate and to cause disease. Many bacterial pathogens forage iron from human hemoglobin…”
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Human COQ10A and COQ10B are distinct lipid-binding START domain proteins required for coenzyme Q function[S]
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-07-2019)“…Coenzyme Q (CoQ or ubiquinone) serves as an essential redox-active lipid in respiratory electron and proton transport during cellular energy metabolism. CoQ…”
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The Structure of the Staphylococcus aureus Sortase-Substrate Complex Reveals How the Universally Conserved LPXTG Sorting Signal Is Recognized
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-09-2009)“…In Gram-positive bacteria, sortase enzymes assemble surface proteins and pili in the cell wall envelope. Sortases catalyze a transpeptidation reaction that…”
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A genomic analysis reveals the diversity of cellulosome displaying bacteria
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (30-10-2024)“…Introduction Several species of cellulolytic bacteria display cellulosomes, massive multi-cellulase containing complexes that degrade lignocellulosic plant…”
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The Streptococcus pyogenes Shr protein captures human hemoglobin using two structurally unique binding domains
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-11-2018)“…In order to proliferate and mount an infection, many bacterial pathogens need to acquire iron from their host. The most abundant iron source in the body is the…”
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Energetics underlying hemin extraction from human hemoglobin by Staphylococcus aureus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-05-2018)“…Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of life-threatening infections in the United States. It actively acquires the essential nutrient iron from human…”
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Structure and mechanism of TagA, a novel membrane-associated glycosyltransferase that produces wall teichoic acids in pathogenic bacteria
Published in PLoS pathogens (19-04-2019)“…Staphylococcus aureus and other bacterial pathogens affix wall teichoic acids (WTAs) to their surface. These highly abundant anionic glycopolymers have…”
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A Cell-based Screen in Actinomyces oris to Identify Sortase Inhibitors
Published in Scientific reports (22-05-2020)“…Sortase enzymes are attractive antivirulence drug targets that attach virulence factors to the surface of Staphylococcus aureus and other medically significant…”
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Native Top-down Mass Spectrometry for the Structural Characterization of Human Hemoglobin
Published in European journal of mass spectrometry (Chichester, England) (01-01-2015)“…Native mass spectrometry (MS) has become an invaluable tool for the characterization of proteins and noncovalent protein complexes under near physiological…”
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Structure and Mechanism of LcpA, a Phosphotransferase That Mediates Glycosylation of a Gram-Positive Bacterial Cell Wall-Anchored Protein
Published in mBio (19-02-2019)“…The widely conserved LytR-CpsA-Psr (LCP) family of enzymes in Gram-positive bacteria is known to attach glycopolymers, including wall teichoic acid, to the…”
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A Comparative Genome Analysis Identifies Distinct Sorting Pathways in Gram-Positive Bacteria
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-05-2004)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Interaction between Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase Is Required for Reverse Transcription during HIV-1 Replication
Published in Journal of virology (01-12-2015)“…Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication requires reverse transcription of its RNA genome into a double-stranded cDNA copy, which is then…”
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Crystal Structure of the Streptomyces coelicolor Sortase E1 Transpeptidase Provides Insight into the Binding Mode of the Novel Class E Sorting Signal
Published in PloS one (09-12-2016)“…Many species of Gram-positive bacteria use sortase transpeptidases to covalently affix proteins to their cell wall or to assemble pili. Sortase-displayed…”
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Structure of the Hemoglobin-IsdH Complex Reveals the Molecular Basis of Iron Capture by Staphylococcus aureus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (07-03-2014)“…Staphylococcus aureus causes life-threatening disease in humans. The S. aureus surface protein iron-regulated surface determinant H (IsdH) binds to mammalian…”
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Structural and Computational Studies of the Staphylococcus aureus Sortase B-Substrate Complex Reveal a Substrate-stabilized Oxyanion Hole
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-03-2014)“…Sortase cysteine transpeptidases covalently attach proteins to the bacterial cell wall or assemble fiber-like pili that promote bacterial adhesion. Members of…”
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Novel Mechanism of Hemin Capture by Hbp2, the Hemoglobin-binding Hemophore from Listeria monocytogenes
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-12-2014)“…Iron is an essential nutrient that is required for the growth of the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In cell cultures, this microbe secretes…”
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Functionally Distinct NEAT (NEAr Transporter) Domains within the Staphylococcus aureus IsdH/HarA Protein Extract Heme from Methemoglobin
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (09-01-2009)“…The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus uses iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) proteins to scavenge the essential nutrient iron from host hemoproteins. The…”
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Identification of agents effective against multiple toxins and viruses by host-oriented cell targeting
Published in Scientific reports (27-08-2015)“…A longstanding and still-increasing threat to the effective treatment of infectious diseases is resistance to antimicrobial countermeasures. Potentially, the…”
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