2023
Clostridioides difficile ferrosome organelles combat nutritional immunity
Pi H, Sun R, McBride J, Kruse A, Gibson-Corley K, Krystofiak E, Nicholson M, Spraggins J, Zhou Q, Skaar E. Clostridioides difficile ferrosome organelles combat nutritional immunity. Nature 2023, 623: 1009-1016. PMID: 37968387, PMCID: PMC10822667, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06719-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneClostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsCryoelectron MicroscopyDisease Models, AnimalElectron Microscope TomographyFerric CompoundsHomeostasisHost Microbial InteractionsInflammationIntestinesIronLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMiceMicrobial ViabilityOrganellesConceptsFerric uptake regulator FurCryo-electron tomographyRegulator FurGram-negative bacteriaMembrane proteinsNutritional immunityIron uptakeCellular membranesDetoxification strategiesIron homeostasisForms of lifeStore ironBacterial pathogensIron sequestrationBiomineralization processPhosphate biomineralsRecent studiesImportant roleBacterial colonizationOrganellesInflamed gutMouse modelProteinTransportersHomeostasis
2012
A Putative P-Type ATPase Required for Virulence and Resistance to Haem Toxicity in Listeria monocytogenes
McLaughlin H, Xiao Q, Rea R, Pi H, Casey P, Darby T, Charbit A, Sleator R, Joyce S, Cowart R, Hill C, Klebba P, Gahan C. A Putative P-Type ATPase Required for Virulence and Resistance to Haem Toxicity in Listeria monocytogenes. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e30928. PMID: 22363518, PMCID: PMC3283593, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBiological AssayComputational BiologyDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialGenetic LociHemeHomeostasisIronListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMiceMolecular Sequence DataMothsMutagenesis, InsertionalMutationPlasmidsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsVirulenceConceptsPutative P-type ATPaseFerric uptake regulatorUptake of haemIntracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenesWax moth Galleria mellonellaP-type ATPaseAcquisition of ironPathogen Listeria monocytogenesMoth Galleria mellonellaIron-deficient mediumMembrane proteinsMutantsHaem toxicityFree haemAlternative infection modelGalleria mellonellaIron homeostasisInhibition of growthFrvAVirulenceListeria monocytogenesHaemVirulence potentialFurDeficient medium