2024
Loss of function of metabolic traits in typhoidal Salmonella without apparent genome degradation
Machado L, Galán J. Loss of function of metabolic traits in typhoidal Salmonella without apparent genome degradation. MBio 2024, 15: e00607-24. PMID: 38572992, PMCID: PMC11077982, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00607-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica</i> serovar TyphiAdaptive convergent evolutionFunction of metabolic pathwaysAmino acid substitutionsConvergent evolutionMetabolic pathwaysParatyphi A.Paratyphi AHuman hostTranscriptional regulationAcid substitutionsMetabolic capabilitiesPoint mutationsParatyphoid feverTranscriptional regulatory proteinsMetabolic enzymesAffecting different genesPresence of point mutationsGenome degradationTyphoidal SalmonellaGlucose-6-phosphateCoding sequenceBioinformatics approachTyphiBacterial pathogens
2022
Typhoid toxin sorting and exocytic transport from Salmonella Typhi-infected cells
Chang SJ, Hsu YT, Chen Y, Lin YY, Lara-Tejero M, Galan JE. Typhoid toxin sorting and exocytic transport from Salmonella Typhi-infected cells. ELife 2022, 11: e78561. PMID: 35579416, PMCID: PMC9142146, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular machineryType III protein secretion systemSpecific cellular machineryVesicle carriersProtein secretion systemExtracellular spaceTyphoid toxinEssential virulence factorExocytic transportGTPase Sar1Syntaxin 4Unusual biologySecretion systemPlasma membraneIntracellular transportRemarkable adaptationSpecific effectorsHost cellsIntracellular pathogensVirulence factorsMachineryCooptionVacuolesToxinSpecific environment