Multiple 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 phenotypesInfectionDiseaseCaspase-11 stimulates rapid flagellin-independent pyroptosis in response to Legionella pneumophila
Case CL, Kohler LJ, Lima JB, Strowig T, de Zoete MR, Flavell RA, Zamboni DS, Roy CR. Caspase-11 stimulates rapid flagellin-independent pyroptosis in response to Legionella pneumophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1851-1856. PMID: 23307811, PMCID: PMC3562791, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211521110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBone Marrow CellsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1CaspasesCaspases, InitiatorCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletal ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFlagellinHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NecrosisNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaConceptsCaspase-11 activationCaspase-11Intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaType IV secretion systemDot/IcmAdapter protein TRIFFunctional type IV secretion systemPathogen Legionella pneumophilaCaspase-1 activation pathwayNAIP/NLRC4Activation pathwayLegionella pneumophilaCaspase-11-dependent pyroptosisSecretion systemSevere defectsBacterial flagellinTreatment of macrophagesType I IFN receptorHost componentsIntracellular pathogensMicrobial signaturesPathwayIFN receptorCaspase-1Alternative pathway