Featured Publications
Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella
Chen M, Sun H, Boot M, Shao L, Chang SJ, Wang W, Lam TT, Lara-Tejero M, Rego EH, Galán JE. Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella. Science 2020, 369: 450-455. PMID: 32703879, PMCID: PMC8020367, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz1333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape
Baranowski C, Welsh M, Sham L, Eskandarian H, Lim H, Kieser K, Wagner J, McKinney J, Fantner G, Ioerger T, Walker S, Bernhardt T, Rubin E, Rego E. Maturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape. ELife 2018, 7: e37516. PMID: 30324906, PMCID: PMC6231781, DOI: 10.7554/elife.37516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenicillin-binding proteinsAsymmetric polar growthRod-shaped bacteriaPolar growthPolar elongationShape maintenanceCell wallGenetic relationshipsDrug targetsUnusual crosslinksD-transpeptidasesSingle cellsPeptidoglycanCellsCrosslinksProteinMycobacteriaBacteriaPathogensTypes of crosslinksElongationGrowthMaintenanceTarget
2024
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens
Sherry J, Rego E. Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens. Annual Review Of Genetics 2024, 58: 183-209. PMID: 39083846, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-111523-102459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhenotypic heterogeneityGenetically identical populationSalmonella typhimurium</i>Genetic diversityPathogen diversityPathogen populationsBacterial pathogensPathogen subpopulationsGenetic heterogeneityInvading pathogensHost organismFluctuating environmentsInfectious disease progressionPathogensIdentical populationsTreatment escapeInfection outcomesHeterogeneous subpopulationsDisease progressionInfecting organismDiversityCausative linkGeneticsSubpopulationsPhenotype
2020
Fighting microbial pathogens by integrating host ecosystem interactions and evolution
Burmeister AR, Hansen E, Cunningham JJ, Rego EH, Turner PE, Weitz JS, Hochberg ME. Fighting microbial pathogens by integrating host ecosystem interactions and evolution. BioEssays 2020, 43: e2000272. PMID: 33377530, PMCID: PMC9127240, DOI: 10.1002/bies.202000272.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsField of ecologyEvolutionary biologyHost ecosystemEcosystem interactionsEvolutionary principlesMicrobial pathogensHigh research priorityMicrobial diseasesDisease-causing factorsEcosystemsResearch prioritiesStudy of pathogenesisMultiple interactionsSystems-based approachImportant consequencesComplex networksEcologyBiologyDisease treatmentInteractionPathogensHostSynergistic benefitsEmpirical exampleArea