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 distributionIsolation
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 ResearchConceptsEukaryotic 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
2013
Engineering the type III secretion system in non-replicating bacterial minicells for antigen delivery
Carleton HA, Lara-Tejero M, Liu X, Galán JE. Engineering the type III secretion system in non-replicating bacterial minicells for antigen delivery. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 1590. PMID: 23481398, PMCID: PMC3693737, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial minicellsPresentation pathwayVaccine developmentClass IAntigen-specific CD8Antigen delivery platformSalmonella typhimurium type III secretion systemDelivery platformType III secretion systemCellular immunotherapyT cellsAntigen deliveryImmune responseHeterologous antigensProtein antigensSecretion systemCertain populationsAntigenNanoparticlesDeliveryNanomachinesCD8ImmunotherapyPathwayNovel approach