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Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling
Ingmundson A, Delprato A, Lambright DG, Roy CR. Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling. Nature 2007, 450: 365-369. PMID: 17952054, DOI: 10.1038/nature06336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrrA proteinRab1 functionMembrane cyclingGTPase-activating protein activityIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaRecruitment of Rab1Pathogen-occupied vacuolesPathogen Legionella pneumophilaDistinct biochemical reactionsL. pneumophilaLegionella pneumophilaRab1 activityRab1 activationRab proteinsEukaryotic cellsExchange factorGTP hydrolysisProtein activityRab1Membrane functionBacterial replicationProteinBiochemical reactionsPneumophilaVacuoles
2001
The DotA protein from Legionella pneumophila is secreted by a novel process that requires the Dot/Icm transporter
Nagai H, Roy C. The DotA protein from Legionella pneumophila is secreted by a novel process that requires the Dot/Icm transporter. The EMBO Journal 2001, 20: 5962-5970. PMID: 11689436, PMCID: PMC125688, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.21.5962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCulture Media, ConditionedElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelHost-Parasite InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOrganellesSequence Analysis, ProteinConceptsDot/icm genesDotA proteinIcm genesDot/Icm transporterPolytopic membrane proteinsDot/IcmEukaryotic host cellsN-terminal sequencingAmino acid leader peptideLegionella pneumophilaSecretion apparatusMembrane proteinsLeader peptideMembrane vesiclesProtein secretionHost cellsProteinBacterial replicationGenesTransportersPneumophilaUnique processOrganellesCulture supernatantsSecretion