2008
Interaction of Campylobacter jejuni with Host Cells
Watson R, Galán J. Interaction of Campylobacter jejuni with Host Cells. 2008, 287-296. DOI: 10.1128/9781555815554.ch16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost cellsBacterial internalizationCell biologyHost cell gene expressionVesicular trafficking pathwaysPowerful genetic toolsCell gene expressionEndocytic machineryTrafficking pathwaysStrong phenotypeGenetic toolsCampylobacter jejuniJejuni mutantsGene expressionIntestinal epithelial cellsMicrobial pathogensInnate immune responseNonphagocytic cellsOwn uptakeBacterial determinantsSpecific adaptationsIntracellular pathogensMutantsPathogenic bacteriaCell interactions
2001
Structural mimicry in bacterial virulence
Stebbins C, Galán J. Structural mimicry in bacterial virulence. Nature 2001, 412: 701-705. PMID: 11507631, DOI: 10.1038/35089000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequence similarityConvergent evolutionCellular functionsSequence similarityDirect homologuesBacterial virulenceHost proteinsNew effectorsMicrobial pathogensFunctional mimicryStructural mimicryMolecular levelVirulence factorsMimicryStructural studiesHost factorsImportant mechanismHost activityHomologuesVirulenceEffectorsProteinPathogensSimilarity
1999
Interaction of Salmonella spp. with host cells
Murli S, Galán J. Interaction of Salmonella spp. with host cells. Advances In Cellular And Molecular Biology Of Membranes And Organelles 1999, 6: 173-180. DOI: 10.1016/s1874-5172(99)80011-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffector proteinsHost cellsBacterial effector proteinsHost cell cytosolSignal transduction pathwaysHost cell responsesFacultative intracellular pathogenActin cytoskeletonMembrane rufflingTranscription factorsTransduction pathwaysElaborate mechanismsCell cytosolSubsequent translocationMicrobial pathogensCell deathHost environmentCell typesIntracellular pathogensDistinct responsesSalmonella entericaPathogensHostProteinIntimate interaction