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