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 of Icm protein complexes that play distinct roles in the biogenesis of an organelle permissive for Legionella pneumophila intracellular growth
Coers J, Kagan J, Matthews M, Nagai H, Zuckman D, Roy C. Identification of Icm protein complexes that play distinct roles in the biogenesis of an organelle permissive for Legionella pneumophila intracellular growth. Molecular Microbiology 2000, 38: 719-736. PMID: 11115108, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02176.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhagosome traffickingTransport apparatusHost cellsProtein-protein interactionsSubset of genesGel overlay analysisDistinct phenotypic categoriesPhagocytic host cellsIcm genesTranslocation channelReplicative organelleTwo-hybridProtein complexesSpecialized organellesTransporter functionIntracellular growthMolecular levelDistinct rolesVirulence determinantsGenesPore formationBacterial pathogensBiogenesisPhenotypic categoriesLegionella pneumophilaIdentification 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