Search Results - "Hefty, P. Scott"
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Chlamydia trachomatis -containing vacuole serves as deubiquitination platform to stabilize Mcl-1 and to interfere with host defense
Published in eLife (28-03-2017)“…Obligate intracellular replicate in a membrane-bound vacuole called inclusion, which serves as a signaling interface with the host cell. Here, we show that the…”
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A conserved C-terminal domain of TamB interacts with multiple BamA POTRA domains in Borreliella burgdorferi
Published in PloS one (29-08-2024)“…Lyme disease is the leading tick-borne infection in the United States, caused by the pathogenic spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, formerly known as Borrelia…”
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Conditional gene expression in Chlamydia trachomatis using the tet system
Published in PloS one (07-10-2013)“…Chlamydia trachomatis is maintained through a complex bi-phasic developmental cycle that incorporates numerous processes that are poorly understood. This is…”
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Sigma 54-Regulated Transcription Is Associated with Membrane Reorganization and Type III Secretion Effectors during Conversion to Infectious Forms of Chlamydia trachomatis
Published in mBio (08-09-2020)“…The factors that control the growth and infectious processes for Chlamydia are still poorly understood. This study used recently developed genetic tools to…”
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Simple Resazurin-Based Microplate Assay for Measuring Chlamydia Infections
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-06-2013)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Transposon Mutagenesis in Chlamydia trachomatis Identifies CT339 as a ComEC Homolog Important for DNA Uptake and Lateral Gene Transfer
Published in mBio (06-08-2019)“…Transposon mutagenesis is a widely applied and powerful genetic tool for the discovery of genes associated with selected phenotypes. is a clinically…”
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QAUST: Protein Function Prediction Using Structure Similarity, Protein Interaction, and Functional Motifs
Published in Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics (01-12-2021)“…The number of available protein sequences in public databases is increasing exponentially. However, a significant percentage of these sequences lack functional…”
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Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the Shigella flexneri Master Virulence Regulator VirF
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-11-2013)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A CURE for the COVID-19 Era: A Vaccine-Focused Online Immunology Laboratory
Published in Journal of microbiology & biology education (01-08-2022)“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities across the globe quickly shifted to online education. Laboratory courses faced unique challenges and were forced to…”
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Chlamydial Type III Secretion System Is Encoded on Ten Operons Preceded by Sigma 70-Like Promoter Elements
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-01-2007)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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An Automated Image-Based Method for Rapid Analysis of Chlamydia Infection as a Tool for Screening Antichlamydial Agents
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-08-2012)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Global Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Genes Regulated by Mammalian Host-Specific Signals
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-06-2003)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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The Loss of Expression of a Single Type 3 Effector (CT622) Strongly Reduces Chlamydia trachomatis Infectivity and Growth
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (15-05-2018)“…Invasion of epithelial cells by the obligate intracellular bacterium results in its enclosure inside a membrane-bound compartment termed an inclusion. The…”
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The Atypical OmpR/PhoB Response Regulator ChxR from Chlamydia trachomatis Forms Homodimers In Vivo and Binds a Direct Repeat of Nucleotide Sequences
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-01-2011)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Computational modeling of TC0583 as a putative component of the Chlamydia muridarum V-type ATP synthase complex and assessment of its protective capabilities as a vaccine antigen
Published in Microbes and infection (01-04-2016)“…Numerous Chlamydia trachomatis proteins have been identified as potential subunit vaccines, of which the major outer-membrane protein (MOMP) has, so far,…”
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Atypical response regulator ChxR from Chlamydia trachomatis is structurally poised for DNA binding
Published in PloS one (19-03-2014)“…ChxR is an atypical two-component signal transduction response regulator (RR) of the OmpR/PhoB subfamily encoded by the obligate intracellular bacterial…”
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Ab Initio Structural Modeling of and Experimental Validation for Chlamydia trachomatis Protein CT296 Reveal Structural Similarity to Fe(II) 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Enzymes
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-12-2011)“…Chlamydia trachomatis is a medically important pathogen that encodes a relatively high percentage of proteins with unknown function. The three-dimensional…”
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Comprehensive genome analysis and comparisons of the swine pathogen, Chlamydia suis reveals unique ORFs and candidate host-specificity factors
Published in Pathogens and disease (01-03-2021)“…ABSTRACT Chlamydia suis, a ubiquitous swine pathogen, has the potential for zoonotic transmission to humans and often encodes for resistance to the primary…”
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Fructose-1-kinase has pleiotropic roles in Escherichia coli
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-06-2024)“…In Escherichia coli, the master transcription regulator catabolite repressor activator (Cra) regulates >100 genes in central metabolism. Cra binding to DNA is…”
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Chromosomal Recombination Targets in Chlamydia Interspecies Lateral Gene Transfer
Published in Journal of bacteriology (01-12-2019)“…Lateral gene transfer (LGT) among strains is common, in both isolates generated in the laboratory and those examined directly from patients. In contrast, there…”
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