2022
Assembly and architecture of the type III secretion sorting platform
Soto J, Galán J, Lara-Tejero M. Assembly and architecture of the type III secretion sorting platform. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2218010119. PMID: 36512499, PMCID: PMC9907115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218010119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType III secretion machinesType III secretion systemTarget eukaryotic cellsType III secretionSecretion of proteinsBacterial nanomachinesSecretion machineEukaryotic cellsExport pathwayImportant bacterial pathogensSecretion systemBacterial structureAntivirulence strategiesCoordinated mechanismFunctional complexityBacterial pathogensGenetic deletionStructure modelingProtein deliveryAssemblyRational developmentCross-linking strategyAssembly processProteinDeletion
2016
Antibacterial Flavonoids from Medicinal Plants Covalently Inactivate Type III Protein Secretion Substrates
Tsou LK, Lara-Tejero M, RoseFigura J, Zhang ZJ, Wang YC, Yount JS, Lefebre M, Dossa PD, Kato J, Guan F, Lam W, Cheng YC, Galán J, Hang HC. Antibacterial Flavonoids from Medicinal Plants Covalently Inactivate Type III Protein Secretion Substrates. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 2209-2218. PMID: 26847396, PMCID: PMC4831573, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence pathwaysType III protein secretionType III secretion system effectorsSpecific plant metabolitesSPI-1 T3SSSecretion system effectorsS. typhimurium invasionSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSecretion substratesEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTraditional Chinese medicineUnappreciated mechanismPlant metabolitesTyphimurium invasionProtein secretionSerovar TyphimuriumAntibacterial flavonoidsBacterial invasionEpithelial cellsSpecific flavonoidsBacterial growthMedicinal plantsPathwayPotential mechanismsInvasion