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Multiple Legionella pneumophila effector virulence phenotypes revealed through high-throughput analysis of targeted mutant libraries
Shames SR, Liu L, Havey JC, Schofield WB, Goodman AL, Roy CR. Multiple Legionella pneumophila effector virulence phenotypes revealed through high-throughput analysis of targeted mutant libraries. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e10446-e10454. PMID: 29133401, PMCID: PMC5715750, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708553114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseLoss of Function MutationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutagenesis, InsertionalPhenotypeVirulenceConceptsCultured host cellsHost cellsEffector proteinsHost immune systemFunction mutationsVirulence phenotypesSevere pneumoniaInfected miceBacterial clearanceEffector mutantsLarge cohortMouse modelDot/Icm type IV secretion systemImmune systemType IV secretion systemScreen resultsEffector protein activityDifferent effector proteinsGenetic complementation studiesLegionnaires' diseaseCausative agentHost pathogenesisDifferent virulence phenotypesInfectionDiseasePathogen signatures activate a ubiquitination pathway that modulates the function of the metabolic checkpoint kinase mTOR
Ivanov SS, Roy CR. Pathogen signatures activate a ubiquitination pathway that modulates the function of the metabolic checkpoint kinase mTOR. Nature Immunology 2013, 14: 1219-1228. PMID: 24121838, PMCID: PMC3839319, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EGene ExpressionHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMacrophagesMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUbiquitination
2006
Genetics of Mouse Macrophage Resistance to Legionella pneumophila
Vance R, Ren T, Zamboni D, Roy C, Dietrich W. Genetics of Mouse Macrophage Resistance to Legionella pneumophila. 2006, 301-306. DOI: 10.1128/9781555815660.ch73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB6 macrophagesRapid cell deathMacrophage resistanceBacterial geneticsProtein kinaseNod proteinsLegionella replicationGenetic studiesPutative ligandCell deathProtein 5Intracellular receptorsGeneticsMouse macrophagesLegionella pneumophilaBiological relationshipsPowerful approachFlagellinJ macrophagesNAIPLegionella growthKnockout miceConcerted applicationMacrophagesImmune system