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Host SNAREs mediate fusion of vacuoles containing Legionella pneumophila with vesicles exiting the endoplasmic reticulum
Arasaki K, Roy C. Host SNAREs mediate fusion of vacuoles containing Legionella pneumophila with vesicles exiting the endoplasmic reticulum. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 867.4-867.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.867.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma membrane-derived vacuoleEarly secretory vesiclesSNARE complexSNARE proteinsSecretory vesiclesPlasma membrane t-SNAREFunctional SNARE complexesPlasma membrane syntaxinsEndoplasmic reticulum-derived vesiclesLegionella pneumophilaT-SNAREsSyntaxin 4Mechanism of fusionSpecialized organellesSyntaxin 2Syntaxin 3Mammalian cellsEndoplasmic reticulumSec22bSNAP23SyntaxinBacterial uptakeLocalization studiesIntracellular pathogensBacterial replication
1999
Pore‐forming activity is not sufficient for Legionella pneumophila phagosome trafficking and intracellular growth
Zuckman D, Hung J, Roy C. Pore‐forming activity is not sufficient for Legionella pneumophila phagosome trafficking and intracellular growth. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 32: 990-1001. PMID: 10361301, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01410.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhagosome traffickingPhagosome-lysosome fusionIntracellular growthLysosome fusionEukaryotic cellular processesInsertion of poresPore-forming activityL. pneumophila mutantsHost cell cytoplasmCellular processesMammalian cellsReplicative nicheSimilar cytolytic activityGene productsPhagosome membraneIntracellular bacteriaTraffickingCell cytoplasmEffector moleculesBacterial pathogensLegionella pneumophilaMacrophage membraneVirulent bacteriaBacteriaFusion inhibition