2001
In Vitro Transposition System for Efficient Generation of Random Mutants of Campylobacter jejuni
Colegio O, Griffin T, Grindley N, Galán J. In Vitro Transposition System for Efficient Generation of Random Mutants of Campylobacter jejuni. Journal Of Bacteriology 2001, 183: 2384-2388. PMID: 11244083, PMCID: PMC95150, DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.7.2384-2388.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
The Flagellar Sigma Factor FliA (ς28) Regulates the Expression of Salmonella Genes Associated with the Centisome 63 Type III Secretion System
Eichelberg K, Galán J. The Flagellar Sigma Factor FliA (ς28) Regulates the Expression of Salmonella Genes Associated with the Centisome 63 Type III Secretion System. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 2735-2743. PMID: 10768967, PMCID: PMC97482, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.5.2735-2743.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType III secretion systemSecretion systemExpression of componentsRegulatory proteinsType III protein secretion systemRegulatory mechanismsSerovar TyphimuriumFlagellar sigma factor FliASigma factor FliAProtein secretion systemTranscriptional regulatory proteinsSalmonella pathogenicity island 1Complex regulatory mechanismsFlagellar regulatory genesPathogenicity island 1Macrophage cell deathEffects of mutationsType III systemCultured epithelial cellsFlagellar genesEnterica serovar TyphimuriumMild centrifugal forceRegulatory genesSalmonella genesS. enterica serovar Typhimurium
1999
Requirement of p21-activated Kinase (PAK) for Salmonella typhimurium–induced Nuclear Responses
Chen L, Bagrodia S, Cerione R, Galán J. Requirement of p21-activated Kinase (PAK) for Salmonella typhimurium–induced Nuclear Responses. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 189: 1479-1488. PMID: 10224288, PMCID: PMC2193063, DOI: 10.1084/jem.189.9.1479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinaseBacterial effector proteinsEffector proteinsTarget proteinsSmall molecular weight GTPasesSerine/threonine kinaseType III secretion systemCdc42 effector proteinsC-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activationCdc42/RacFunction of Cdc42PAK kinase activityDedicated type III secretion systemEffector loop mutantsActin cytoskeleton rearrangementActin cytoskeleton reorganizationHost cell cytoplasmCultured epithelial cellsNuclear responseWeight GTPasesThreonine kinaseRho familyRho GTPasesSecretion systemCytoskeletal rearrangements
1994
The Salmonella typhimurium invasion genes invF and invG encode homologues of the AraC and PulD family of proteins
Kaniga K, Bossio J, Galán J. The Salmonella typhimurium invasion genes invF and invG encode homologues of the AraC and PulD family of proteins. Molecular Microbiology 1994, 13: 555-568. PMID: 7997169, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb00450.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAraC Transcription FactorBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisRecombinant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVirulenceConceptsCultured epithelial cellsSalmonella typhimurium genesNon-polar mutationT7 RNA polymerase-based expression systemEpithelial cellsAraC familyTranscription regulatorsInv locusTyphimurium genesNucleotide sequenceSalmonella entryInvGExpression systemInvFGenesProteinSequenceMutationsS. typhimuriumFamilyTranslocasesSimilar sizeCellsMembersHomologues
1993
Cloning and molecular characterization of a gene involved in Salmonella adherence and invasion of cultured epithelial cells
Altmeyer R, McNern J, Bossio JC, Rosenshine I, Finlay B, Galán J. Cloning and molecular characterization of a gene involved in Salmonella adherence and invasion of cultured epithelial cells. Molecular Microbiology 1993, 7: 89-98. PMID: 8382333, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb01100.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial AdhesionBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCells, CulturedDNA Transposable ElementsEpithelial CellsEpitheliumGenes, BacterialMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPhenotypeRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSalmonellaSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidVirulenceConceptsCultured epithelial cellsInvH geneT7 RNA polymerase expression systemBacterial membrane fractionsEpithelial cellsSignal sequenceExtensive homologyColony hybridization analysisNucleotide sequenceGene productsHomologous sequencesExpression systemException of strainsMolecular characterizationGenesHybridization analysisMembrane fractionCultured cellsEscherichia coliPolypeptideInsertion sequence IS3E. coliOrganismsInvHSequence