Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling
Ingmundson A, Delprato A, Lambright DG, Roy CR. Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling. Nature 2007, 450: 365-369. PMID: 17952054, DOI: 10.1038/nature06336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrrA proteinRab1 functionMembrane cyclingGTPase-activating protein activityIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaRecruitment of Rab1Pathogen-occupied vacuolesPathogen Legionella pneumophilaDistinct biochemical reactionsL. pneumophilaLegionella pneumophilaRab1 activityRab1 activationRab proteinsEukaryotic cellsExchange factorGTP hydrolysisProtein activityRab1Membrane functionBacterial replicationProteinBiochemical reactionsPneumophilaVacuolesAnkyrin Repeat Proteins Comprise a Diverse Family of Bacterial Type IV Effectors
Pan X, Lührmann A, Satoh A, Laskowski-Arce MA, Roy CR. Ankyrin Repeat Proteins Comprise a Diverse Family of Bacterial Type IV Effectors. Science 2008, 320: 1651-1654. PMID: 18566289, PMCID: PMC2514061, DOI: 10.1126/science.1158160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretion systemL. pneumophila-containing vacuoleIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaHost cellsDifferent bacterial proteinsType IV secretion systemMicrotubule-dependent vesicular transportEukaryotic host cellsType IV effectorsPathogen Legionella pneumophilaSpecialized secretion systemsAnkyrin Repeat ProteinsANK proteinsEukaryotic cellsHomology domainEffector proteinsEukaryotic factorsRepeat proteinsInfection of macrophagesVesicular transportBacterial proteinsLate endosomesDiverse familyProteinLegionella pneumophilaThe Legionella Effector RavZ Inhibits Host Autophagy Through Irreversible Atg8 Deconjugation
Choy A, Dancourt J, Mugo B, O’Connor T, Isberg RR, Melia TJ, Roy CR. The Legionella Effector RavZ Inhibits Host Autophagy Through Irreversible Atg8 Deconjugation. Science 2012, 338: 1072-1076. PMID: 23112293, PMCID: PMC3682818, DOI: 10.1126/science.1227026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 7Autophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyAutophagy-Related ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCell Culture TechniquesCysteine ProteasesGene DeletionGlycineHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansHydrolysisLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMicrofilament ProteinsPhagosomesUbiquitin-Activating EnzymesUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesConceptsATG8 proteinsIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen Legionella pneumophilaAdjacent aromatic residuesCarboxyl-terminal glycine residueAutophagosome membraneEukaryotic cellsAutophagy pathwayGlycine residueAromatic residuesIntracellular pathogensRavZAutophagyProteinLegionella pneumophilaSpecific mechanismsResiduesPathogensATG3MicrobesAtg7CytosolVacuolesPathwayPneumophilaSyntaxin 11 Contributes to the Interferon-Inducible Restriction of Coxiella burnetii Intracellular Infection
Ganesan S, Alvarez N, Steiner S, Fowler K, Corona A, Roy C. Syntaxin 11 Contributes to the Interferon-Inducible Restriction of Coxiella burnetii Intracellular Infection. MBio 2023, 14: e03545-22. PMID: 36728431, PMCID: PMC9972978, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03545-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. burnetii replicationSNARE proteinsHost cellsSyntaxin-11Cell-autonomous responsesIntracellular pathogensMembrane fusion eventsLysosome-derived organellesDefense mechanismsModel bacterial pathogenMultiple cell typesEukaryotic cellsDefense pathwaysDelivery of cargoReplication of pathogensHuman proteinsFusion eventsDissemination of pathogensFusion pathwayHost proteinsIntrinsic defense mechanismsHost vesiclesHost restriction factorsStable expressionSubcellular organelles