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Pathogen signatures activate a ubiquitination pathway that modulates the function of the metabolic checkpoint kinase mTOR
Ivanov SS, Roy CR. Pathogen signatures activate a ubiquitination pathway that modulates the function of the metabolic checkpoint kinase mTOR. Nature Immunology 2013, 14: 1219-1228. PMID: 24121838, PMCID: PMC3839319, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EGene ExpressionHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMacrophagesMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUbiquitination
1999
Pore‐forming activity is not sufficient for Legionella pneumophila phagosome trafficking and intracellular growth
Zuckman D, Hung J, Roy C. Pore‐forming activity is not sufficient for Legionella pneumophila phagosome trafficking and intracellular growth. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 32: 990-1001. PMID: 10361301, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01410.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhagosome traffickingPhagosome-lysosome fusionIntracellular growthLysosome fusionEukaryotic cellular processesInsertion of poresPore-forming activityL. pneumophila mutantsHost cell cytoplasmCellular processesMammalian cellsReplicative nicheSimilar cytolytic activityGene productsPhagosome membraneIntracellular bacteriaTraffickingCell cytoplasmEffector moleculesBacterial pathogensLegionella pneumophilaMacrophage membraneVirulent bacteriaBacteriaFusion inhibition