Search Results - "Roe, Andrew J."
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Aldehyde-alcohol dehydrogenase forms a high-order spirosome architecture critical for its activity
Published in Nature communications (04-10-2019)“…Aldehyde-alcohol dehydrogenase (AdhE) is a key enzyme in bacterial fermentation, converting acetyl-CoA to ethanol, via two consecutive catalytic reactions…”
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Control freaks-signals and cues governing the regulation of virulence in attaching and effacing pathogens
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (28-02-2019)“…Enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) mediates disease using a type 3 secretion system (T3SS), which is encoded on the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) and is tightly…”
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LOV to BLUF: Flavoprotein Contributions to the Optogenetic Toolkit
Published in Molecular plant (01-05-2012)“…Optogenetics is an emerging field that combines optical and genetic approaches to non-invasively interfere with cellular events with exquisite spatiotemporal…”
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A Highly Conserved Bacterial D-Serine Uptake System Links Host Metabolism and Virulence
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-01-2016)“…The ability of any organism to sense and respond to challenges presented in the environment is critically important for promoting or restricting colonization…”
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Salmonella Transforms Follicle-Associated Epithelial Cells into M Cells to Promote Intestinal Invasion
Published in Cell host & microbe (15-11-2012)“…Salmonella Typhimurium specifically targets antigen-sampling microfold (M) cells to translocate across the gut epithelium. Although M cells represent a…”
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Host-associated niche metabolism controls enteric infection through fine-tuning the regulation of type 3 secretion
Published in Nature communications (10-10-2018)“…Niche-adaptation of a bacterial pathogen hinges on the ability to recognize the complexity of signals from the environment and integrate that information with…”
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Characterization of the Mode of Action of Aurodox, a Type III Secretion System Inhibitor from Streptomyces goldiniensis
Published in Infection and immunity (01-02-2019)“…Recent work has demonstrated that the polyketide natural product Aurodox from is able to block the pathogenesis of the murine pathogen In this work, we aimed…”
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Propionic Acid Promotes the Virulent Phenotype of Crohn’s Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (18-02-2020)“…Propionic acid (PA) is a bacterium-derived intestinal antimicrobial and immune modulator used widely in food production and agriculture. Passage of Crohn’s…”
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From ingestion to colonization: the influence of the host environment on regulation of the LEE encoded type III secretion system in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (05-06-2015)“…Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) binds to host tissue and intimately attaches to intestinal cells using a dedicated type III secretion system (T3SS)…”
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EspF Effector, a Bacterial Pathogen's Swiss Army Knife
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-11-2010)“…Central to the pathogenesis of many bacterial pathogens is the ability to deliver effector proteins directly into the cells of their eukaryotic host. EspF is…”
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Diversity in the structures and ligand-binding sites of nematode fatty acid and retinol-binding proteins revealed by Na-FAR-1 from Necator americanus
Published in Biochemical journal (01-11-2015)“…Fatty acid and retinol-binding proteins (FARs) comprise a family of unusual α-helix rich lipid-binding proteins found exclusively in nematodes. They are…”
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A Metabolomics approach for the diagnosis Of SecondAry InfeCtions in COVID-19 (MOSAIC): a study protocol
Published in BMC infectious diseases (02-12-2021)“…Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are at an increased risk of developing secondary bacterial infections. These are both difficult to diagnose and are…”
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Widespread Strain-Specific Distinctions in Chromosomal Binding Dynamics of a Highly Conserved Escherichia coli Transcription Factor
Published in mBio (23-06-2020)“…Bacterial gene regulation is governed by often hundreds of transcription factors (TFs) that bind directly to targets on the chromosome. Global studies of TFs…”
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The host metabolite D-serine contributes to bacterial niche specificity through gene selection
Published in The ISME Journal (17-03-2015)“…Escherichia coli comprise a diverse array of both commensals and niche-specific pathotypes. The ability to cause disease results from both carriage of specific…”
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Bacterial outer membrane vesicles provide an alternative pathway for trafficking of Escherichia coli O157 type III secreted effectors to epithelial cells
Published in mSphere (20-12-2023)“…Bacteria can package protein cargo into nanosized membrane blebs that are shed from the bacterial membrane and released into the environment. Here, we report…”
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The metabolic enzyme AdhE controls the virulence of Escherichia coli O157:H7
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-07-2014)“…Summary Classical studies have focused on the role that individual regulators play in controlling virulence gene expression. An emerging theme, however, is…”
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D-Serine reduces the expression of the cytopathic genotoxin colibactin
Published in Microbial cell (06-03-2023)“…Some strains harbour the island, a 54 kb genomic island encoding the biosynthesis genes for a genotoxic compound named colibactin. In eukaryotic cells,…”
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Author Correction: Host-associated niche metabolism controls enteric infection through fine-tuning the regulation of type 3 secretion
Published in Nature communications (29-11-2018)“…The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author David Ruano-Gallego, which was incorrectly given as David R. Gallego…”
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Mapping the Transcriptome Underpinning Acute Corticosteroid Action within the Cortical Collecting Duct
Published in Kidney360 (01-02-2023)“…Key Points We report the transcriptomes associated with acute corticosteroid regulation of ENaC activity in polarized mCCD cl1 collecting duct cells. Nine…”
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Current understandings of colibactin regulation
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-02-2024)“…The biosynthetic machinery for the production of colibactin is encoded by 19 genes ( ) within the pathogenicity island harboured by many of the B2-phylogroup…”
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