2012
The GTPase Activity of FlhF Is Dispensable for Flagellar Localization, but Not Motility, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Schniederberend M, Abdurachim K, Murray TS, Kazmierczak BI. The GTPase Activity of FlhF Is Dispensable for Flagellar Localization, but Not Motility, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal Of Bacteriology 2012, 195: 1051-1060. PMID: 23264582, PMCID: PMC3571332, DOI: 10.1128/jb.02013-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlagellar functionGTPase activityOpportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaHuman pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaSignal recognition particlePathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaSingle-cell assaysFlhF proteinFlagellar localizationFlagellar assemblyRecognition particleAbiotic environmentProtein dimerizationFlagellar rotationNucleotide bindingFlhFPoint mutantsSurface organellesSwimming motilityBacterial motilityP. aeruginosaBacillus subtilisPseudomonas aeruginosaEnzymatic activityHydrolytic activity
2001
Rho 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