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The Legionella pneumophila Effector DrrA Is Sufficient to Stimulate SNARE-Dependent Membrane Fusion
Arasaki K, Toomre DK, Roy CR. The Legionella pneumophila Effector DrrA Is Sufficient to Stimulate SNARE-Dependent Membrane Fusion. Cell Host & Microbe 2012, 11: 46-57. PMID: 22264512, PMCID: PMC3266541, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2011.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane transport pathwaysEndoplasmic reticulumSyntaxin proteinsFusion of ERMembrane fusionSNARE-dependent membrane fusionBacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen-containing vacuolesSNARE protein Sec22bIntracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen Legionella pneumophilaFusion of vesiclesRab1 activationNoncanonical pairingTransport pathwaysRab1 GTPasePlasma membraneVesicle fusionOrganellesDrrASec22bVesiclesLegionella pneumophilaProteinVacuoles
2019
Manipulation of Host Cell Organelles by Intracellular Pathogens
Omotade T, Roy C. Manipulation of Host Cell Organelles by Intracellular Pathogens. 2019, 179-196. DOI: 10.1128/9781683670261.ch13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathogen-containing vacuolesNascent phagosomesSpecialized organellesIntracellular pathogensHost cell organellesMembrane-bound compartmentsHost-pathogen interfaceMost microbesPhagosome maturationLysosomal degradationMembrane transportCell organellesOrganellesHost macrophagesPhagosomesMicrobesPathogensCompartmentsCoevolutionLysosomesVacuolesReplicationMaturationPhagocytosis