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A Screen of Coxiella burnetii Mutants Reveals Important Roles for Dot/Icm Effectors and Host Autophagy in Vacuole Biogenesis
Newton HJ, Kohler LJ, McDonough JA, Temoche-Diaz M, Crabill E, Hartland EL, Roy CR. A Screen of Coxiella burnetii Mutants Reveals Important Roles for Dot/Icm Effectors and Host Autophagy in Vacuole Biogenesis. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1004286. PMID: 25080348, PMCID: PMC4117601, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost autophagyTransposon insertionDot/Icm effectorsDot/Icm systemAutophagosome protein LC3Intracellular growth defectPathogen-occupied vacuolesTransposon insertion mutantsVacuole biogenesisEffector proteinsInsertion mutantsModification enzymesGrowth defectArrayed libraryCentral metabolismIcm systemMutantsMolecular mechanismsVisual screenProtein LC3Host cellsIntracellular replicationGenesIntracellular pathogensRegulatory system
2024
CRISPR-Cas9-based approaches for genetic analysis and epistatic interaction studies in Coxiella burnetii.
Steiner S, Roy C. CRISPR-Cas9-based approaches for genetic analysis and epistatic interaction studies in Coxiella burnetii. MSphere 2024, e0052324. PMID: 39560384, DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00523-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracellular replicationHost cellsDouble mutantGenetic analysisDot/Icm type IVB secretion systemType IVB secretion systemConstruction of double mutantsLoss-of-function mutantsIntracellular replication defectsLysosome-derived vacuoleIVB secretion systemObligate intracellular bacterial pathogenRandom transposon mutagenesisTransposon insertion mutantsCRISPR-Cas9-based technologiesIntracellular bacterial pathogensLoss-of-function mutationsMammalian host cellsIntroduction of premature stop codonsPremature stop codonSilence gene expressionTargeted gene disruptionBase editing approachesEffector mutantsSecretion system