2016
A Family of Salmonella Type III Secretion Effector Proteins Selectively Targets the NF-κB Signaling Pathway to Preserve Host Homeostasis
Sun H, Kamanova J, Lara-Tejero M, Galán JE. A Family of Salmonella Type III Secretion Effector Proteins Selectively Targets the NF-κB Signaling Pathway to Preserve Host Homeostasis. PLOS Pathogens 2016, 12: e1005484. PMID: 26933955, PMCID: PMC4775039, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBHost homeostasisNF-κB Signaling PathwayHost innate immune responsePro-inflammatory cytokinesInnate immune responseType III secretion effector proteinsHost tissue damageIntestinal inflammationSalmonella typhimurium strainsImmune responseAnimal modelsInflammationRelB transcription factorPathogen replicationMicrobial infectionsTyphimurium strainsEffector proteinsSignaling pathwaysType III secretion systemInfectionBacterial pathogensBacteria Salmonella typhimuriumSignal transduction pathwaysSalmonella typhimurium
2006
A MyD88-Deficient Mouse Model Reveals a Role for Nramp1 in Campylobacter jejuni Infection
Watson RO, Novik V, Hofreuter D, Lara-Tejero M, Galán JE. A MyD88-Deficient Mouse Model Reveals a Role for Nramp1 in Campylobacter jejuni Infection. Infection And Immunity 2006, 75: 1994-2003. PMID: 17194808, PMCID: PMC1865720, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01216-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJejuni infectionAdaptor protein myeloid differentiation factor 88Myeloid differentiation factor 88Most Toll-like receptorsMyD88-deficient miceDifferentiation factor 88Campylobacter jejuni infectionAdult immunocompetent miceToll-like receptorsMajor worldwide causeFactor 88Immunocompetent miceMouse modelMouse susceptibilityEnteric illnessWorldwide causeJejuni colonizationInfectionMiceC. jejuniCampylobacter jejuniPotential roleVirulence genesBacterial pathogensIsogenic derivatives