2020
Mechanisms of substrate recognition by a typhoid toxin secretion-associated muramidase
Geiger T, Lara-Tejero M, Xiong Y, Galán JE. Mechanisms of substrate recognition by a typhoid toxin secretion-associated muramidase. ELife 2020, 9: e53473. PMID: 31958059, PMCID: PMC6996933, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53473.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Type III Secretion System Sorting Platform
Lara-Tejero M. The Type III Secretion System Sorting Platform. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2019, 427: 133-142. PMID: 31183608, DOI: 10.1007/82_2019_167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretion machineSecretion systemType III secretion injectisomeSecretion processType III secretion systemLarge cytoplasmic complexesProtein secretion machinesHost plasma membraneProtein translocasesCytoplasmic complexSecretion pathwayNeedle complexSorting platformPlasma membraneHost cellsProteinTranslocasesInjectisomeComplexesEffectorsPathwayComplex substructureSubstrateMembraneAssemblyThe Injectisome, a Complex Nanomachine for Protein Injection into Mammalian Cells
Lara-Tejero M, Galán JE. The Injectisome, a Complex Nanomachine for Protein Injection into Mammalian Cells. EcoSal Plus 2019, 8: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0039-2018. PMID: 30942149, PMCID: PMC6450406, DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0039-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector proteinsGram-negative bacteriaSecretion systemBacterial envelopeType III protein secretion systemProtein secretion systemHost cellular functionsEukaryotic plasma membraneEukaryotic cell membranesHost cell cytosolMultiprotein nanomachineEukaryotic hostsComplex nanomachinesImportant bacterial pathogensCellular functionsMammalian cellsNeedle complexOuter membranePlasma membraneCell cytosolInjectisomeCell membraneProteinBacterial pathogensCentral roleRole of SpaO in the assembly of the sorting platform of a Salmonella type III secretion system
Lara-Tejero M, Qin Z, Hu B, Butan C, Liu J, Galán JE. Role of SpaO in the assembly of the sorting platform of a Salmonella type III secretion system. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1007565. PMID: 30668610, PMCID: PMC6358110, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007565.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography
Park D, Lara-Tejero M, Waxham MN, Li W, Hu B, Galán JE, Liu J. Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography. ELife 2018, 7: e39514. PMID: 30281019, PMCID: PMC6175578, DOI: 10.7554/elife.39514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyEffector translocationBacterial-host cell contactType III protein secretion systemProtein secretion systemHost cell interfaceProtein secretion machinesCell membraneComplex host-pathogen interactionsType III secretionHost-pathogen interactionsHost cell membraneTarget cell membraneNegative bacterial pathogensTranslocon poreSecretion machineEffector proteinsSecretion systemHost cellsBacterial pathogensCell contactCell interfaceIntimate associationTranslocationBacteriaPeptidoglycan editing by a specific ld-transpeptidase controls the muramidase-dependent secretion of typhoid toxin
Geiger T, Pazos M, Lara-Tejero M, Vollmer W, Galán JE. Peptidoglycan editing by a specific ld-transpeptidase controls the muramidase-dependent secretion of typhoid toxin. Nature Microbiology 2018, 3: 1243-1254. PMID: 30250245, PMCID: PMC7464686, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0248-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein export mechanismProtein secretion mechanismsTyphoid toxinEssential virulence factorBacterial poleMammalian cellsPeptidoglycan layerMost bacterial pathogensOuter membraneExport mechanismSecretion mechanismToxin secretionBacterial speciesTranslocation processTrans sideVirulence factorsBacterial pathogensExtracellular spaceTransport pathwaysTarget cellsToxinTyphoid feverCellsSubsequent releaseSecretion
2017
Visualization and characterization of individual type III protein secretion machines in live bacteria
Zhang Y, Lara-Tejero M, Bewersdorf J, Galán JE. Visualization and characterization of individual type III protein secretion machines in live bacteria. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 6098-6103. PMID: 28533372, PMCID: PMC5468683, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705823114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein secretion machinesSecretion machineType III secretion machinesLive bacteriaEukaryotic cellsEffector proteinsMolecular machinesSubcellular distributionSuperresolution microscopyBacteriaMajor insightsResolution gapDetailed viewAssemblyMutantsProteinNanomachinesCharacterizationCellsSpatial distributionIsolationIn Situ Molecular Architecture of the Salmonella Type III Secretion Machine
Hu B, Lara-Tejero M, Kong Q, Galán JE, Liu J. In Situ Molecular Architecture of the Salmonella Type III Secretion Machine. Cell 2017, 168: 1065-1074.e10. PMID: 28283062, PMCID: PMC5393631, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBacterial Secretion SystemsCryoelectron MicroscopyProtein TransportSalmonella typhimuriumVirulenceConceptsType III secretion machinesSecretion machineNeedle complexType III protein secretion systemCytoplasmic sorting platformProtein secretion systemMulti-protein machinesProtein secretion machinesTarget eukaryotic cellsCryo-electron tomographyDifferent deletion mutantsSub-tomogram averagingSignificant conformational changesMolecular architectureExport apparatusEukaryotic cellsSecretion systemDeletion mutantsSorting platformConformational changesSitu structureMajor insightsMolecular modelingStructural componentsAssembly
2014
Bacterial Type III Secretion Systems: Specialized Nanomachines for Protein Delivery into Target Cells
Galán JE, Lara-Tejero M, Marlovits TC, Wagner S. Bacterial Type III Secretion Systems: Specialized Nanomachines for Protein Delivery into Target Cells. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2014, 68: 1-24. PMID: 25002086, PMCID: PMC4388319, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsBacterial ProteinsBacterial Secretion SystemsHumansProtein TransportConceptsEukaryotic cellsEffector proteinsBacterial envelopeType III secretion systemTarget eukaryotic cellsComplex nanomachinesNovel antimicrobial strategiesPathogen's benefitCellular functionsSecretion systemNeedle complexBacterial pathogenesisCytoplasmic componentsSpecialized nanomachinesSpecific substratesProteinPlantsCentral roleProtein deliveryAntimicrobial strategiesBacteriaNanomachinesTarget cellsCentral componentCells
2011
A Sorting Platform Determines the Order of Protein Secretion in Bacterial Type III Systems
Lara-Tejero M, Kato J, Wagner S, Liu X, Galán JE. A Sorting Platform Determines the Order of Protein Secretion in Bacterial Type III Systems. Science 2011, 331: 1188-1191. PMID: 21292939, PMCID: PMC3859126, DOI: 10.1126/science.1201476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretion systemSorting platformType III protein secretion systemBacterial type III protein secretion systemsType III protein secretionProtein secretionType III secretion systemCytoplasmic sorting platformProtein secretion systemType III systemSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumNovel antimicrobial strategiesEukaryotic cellsEffector proteinsEnterica serovar TyphimuriumCellular processesSerovar TyphimuriumImportant pathogenProteinAntimicrobial strategiesChaperonesSecretionPathogensMechanismSubstrate