A unique cytoplasmic ATPase complex defines the Legionella pneumophila type IV secretion channel
Chetrit D, Hu B, Christie PJ, Roy CR, Liu J. A unique cytoplasmic ATPase complex defines the Legionella pneumophila type IV secretion channel. Nature Microbiology 2018, 3: 678-686. PMID: 29784975, PMCID: PMC5970066, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyCytoplasmGene Expression Regulation, BacterialLegionella pneumophilaMiceModels, MolecularProtein MultimerizationRAW 264.7 CellsType IV Secretion SystemsConceptsCytoplasmic complexType IV secretion channelType IV secretion systemInner membrane complexTranslocation of substratesCryo-electron tomographySecretion channelCell polesCytoplasmic ATPaseSecretion systemT4SS functionHexameric assemblyMembrane complexCytoplasmic channelsDNA complexesSubstrate transferT4SSChannel activationATPaseComplexesDistinct stagesAssemblyBiogenesisATPasesFurther analysisMultiple Legionella pneumophila effector virulence phenotypes revealed through high-throughput analysis of targeted mutant libraries
Shames SR, Liu L, Havey JC, Schofield WB, Goodman AL, Roy CR. Multiple Legionella pneumophila effector virulence phenotypes revealed through high-throughput analysis of targeted mutant libraries. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e10446-e10454. PMID: 29133401, PMCID: PMC5715750, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708553114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseLoss of Function MutationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutagenesis, InsertionalPhenotypeVirulenceConceptsCultured host cellsHost cellsEffector proteinsHost immune systemFunction mutationsVirulence phenotypesSevere pneumoniaInfected miceBacterial clearanceEffector mutantsLarge cohortMouse modelDot/Icm type IV secretion systemImmune systemType IV secretion systemScreen resultsEffector protein activityDifferent effector proteinsGenetic complementation studiesLegionnaires' diseaseCausative agentHost pathogenesisDifferent virulence phenotypesInfectionDiseaseA Screen of Coxiella burnetii Mutants Reveals Important Roles for Dot/Icm Effectors and Host Autophagy in Vacuole Biogenesis
Newton HJ, Kohler LJ, McDonough JA, Temoche-Diaz M, Crabill E, Hartland EL, Roy CR. A Screen of Coxiella burnetii Mutants Reveals Important Roles for Dot/Icm Effectors and Host Autophagy in Vacuole Biogenesis. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1004286. PMID: 25080348, PMCID: PMC4117601, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutophagyBacterial ProteinsBacterial Secretion SystemsCoxiella burnetiiDNA Transposable ElementsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunoblottingMutationPhagosomesQ FeverVacuolesConceptsHost autophagyTransposon insertionDot/Icm effectorsDot/Icm systemAutophagosome protein LC3Intracellular growth defectPathogen-occupied vacuolesTransposon insertion mutantsVacuole biogenesisEffector proteinsInsertion mutantsModification enzymesGrowth defectArrayed libraryCentral metabolismIcm systemMutantsMolecular mechanismsVisual screenProtein LC3Host cellsIntracellular replicationGenesIntracellular pathogensRegulatory system