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Host SNAREs mediate fusion of vacuoles containing Legionella pneumophila with vesicles exiting the endoplasmic reticulum
Arasaki K, Roy C. Host SNAREs mediate fusion of vacuoles containing Legionella pneumophila with vesicles exiting the endoplasmic reticulum. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 867.4-867.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.867.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma membrane-derived vacuoleEarly secretory vesiclesSNARE complexSNARE proteinsSecretory vesiclesPlasma membrane t-SNAREFunctional SNARE complexesPlasma membrane syntaxinsEndoplasmic reticulum-derived vesiclesLegionella pneumophilaT-SNAREsSyntaxin 4Mechanism of fusionSpecialized organellesSyntaxin 2Syntaxin 3Mammalian cellsEndoplasmic reticulumSec22bSNAP23SyntaxinBacterial uptakeLocalization studiesIntracellular pathogensBacterial replicationThe Coxiella burnetii effector EmcB is a deubiquitinase that inhibits RIG-I signaling
Duncan-Lowey J, Crabill E, Jarret A, Reed S, Roy C. The Coxiella burnetii effector EmcB is a deubiquitinase that inhibits RIG-I signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2217602120. PMID: 36893270, PMCID: PMC10089202, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217602120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDot/Icm systemHost-adapted pathogenUbiquitin chainsI interferon productionType I interferon productionSecretion systemHost cytosolIcm systemInterferon productionProtein secretion systemBacterial secretion systemsAcid-inducible gene IHost surveillance systemImmune sensorsObligate intracellular pathogensInducible gene ICytosolic surveillance systemsProtective immune responseEffector proteinsSpecialized organellesVacuolar nicheInhibition of RIGInnate immune sensorsSurveillance systemMammalian hosts
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
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 pneumophila