2002
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT Acts In Vivo as a GTPase-Activating Protein for RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42
Kazmierczak B, Engel J. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT Acts In Vivo as a GTPase-Activating Protein for RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42. Infection And Immunity 2002, 70: 2198-2205. PMID: 11895987, PMCID: PMC127837, DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.4.2198-2205.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT inhibits in vitro lung epithelial wound repair
Geiser T, Kazmierczak B, Garrity‐Ryan L, Matthay M, Engel J. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT inhibits in vitro lung epithelial wound repair. Cellular Microbiology 2001, 3: 223-236. PMID: 11298646, DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00107.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGTPase-activating proteinsEpithelial wound repairPseudomonas aeruginosa ExoTRho family GTPasesWound repairPathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaNosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaP. aeruginosa internalizationEpithelial cellsP. aeruginosaGAP domainGAP activityBacterial proteinsCell roundingCytoskeleton collapseLung epithelial wound repairExoTCell detachmentVivo virulenceProteinEpithelial tissue damageImmune effector cellsLocal host defenseIntact epithelial barrierHost defenseRho GTPase activity modulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa internalization by epithelial cells
Kazmierczak B, Jou T, Mostov K, Engel J. Rho GTPase activity modulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa internalization by epithelial cells. Cellular Microbiology 2001, 3: 85-98. PMID: 11207623, DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00091.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho-GTP levelsP. aeruginosa internalizationRho familyEpithelial cellsGTP levelsRho-specific inhibitorRho family GTPasesC3 ADP-ribosyltransferaseRho GTPase activityPathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaGram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsPseudomonas aeruginosa internalizationCanine kidney cellsNative RhoActive alleleBacterial internalizationGTPase activityP. aeruginosa strain PA103Fusion constructsADP-ribosyltransferaseLatrunculin A.Active Rac1Bacterial uptakeHeLa cells