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
2000
Identification and Subcellular Localization of the Legionella pneumophila IcmX Protein: a Factor Essential for Establishment of a Replicative Organelle in Eukaryotic Host Cells
Matthews M, Roy C. Identification and Subcellular Localization of the Legionella pneumophila IcmX Protein: a Factor Essential for Establishment of a Replicative Organelle in Eukaryotic Host Cells. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 3971-3982. PMID: 10858211, PMCID: PMC101675, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.7.3971-3982.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic host cellsReplicative organelleGene productsHost cellsSecretion apparatusDot/Icm proteinsDot/icm genesWild-type L. pneumophilaL. pneumophila chromosomePathogen Legionella pneumophilaHost cell parasitismImmunoblot analysisMurine bone marrow-derived macrophagesL. pneumophilaConjugal transfer systemObvious orthologsBone marrow-derived macrophagesIcm genesBacterial periplasmCell parasitismMammalian macrophagesDeletion mutantsSubcellular localizationPhagosome biogenesisMarrow-derived macrophages