Direct inhibition of cytochrome c-induced caspase activation in vitro by Toxoplasma gondii reveals novel mechanisms of interference with host cell apoptosis.

abstract：:Intracellular proteases of Yarrowia lipolytica have been scarcely studied. These enzymes may play an important role in nitrogen metabolism, posttranslational processing, nutritional stress, dimorphism, etc.; biochemical and genetic control of these enzymes can help in obtaining high-level expression of recombinant pro...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hernández-Montañez Z,Araujo-Osorio J,Noriega-Reyes Y,Chávez-Camarillo G,Villa-Tanaca L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 181 251 bp accessory plasmid pSmeSM11b of Sinorhizobium meliloti strain SM11, belonging to a dominant indigenous S. meliloti subpopulation identified during a long-term field release experiment, was sequenced. This plasmid has 166 coding sequences (CDSs), 42% of which encode proteins with homology to proteins of k...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Stiens M,Schneiker S,Pühler A,Schlüter A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight-day-old embryonated hen's eggs were used as a model to study Mycobacterium avium virulence. Strains isolated from human patients caused 20-90% mortality when eggs were infected by injection of bacterial suspensions into the amniotic sac. Virulence of examined strains subsequently decreased with passage through e...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Long EG,Ewing EP Jr,Bartlett JH,Horsburgh CR Jr,Birkness KA,Yakrus MA,Newman GW,Quinn FD

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbaspirillum seropedicae strains mutated in the nifX or orf1 genes showed 90% or 50% reduction in nitrogenase activity under low levels of iron or molybdenum respectively. Mutations in nifX or orf1 genes did not affect nif gene expression since a nifH::lacZ fusion was fully active in both mutants. nifX and the conti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Klassen G,de Oliveira Pedrosa F,de Souza EM,Yates MG,Rigo LU

更新日期：2003-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of hybrids obtained by fusion of protoplasts of complementary auxotrophic strains of Candida albicans were analysed for growth rates, cell volume, DNA content, stability and adherence to human buccal epithelial cells. SDS-PAGE analysis of the cell wall proteins indicated that the hybrid cell walls contained m...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Law C,Kavanagh K,Whittaker P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endopolygalacturonases (endoPGs) of some phytopathogens are virulent factors for dicots. To investigate the function of the endoPG of Magnaporthe oryzae, a disruption mutant of MGG_08938, the homolog of endoPG found in the genome database of this fungus, was generated. The pathogenicity, mycelial growth, and appressor...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mori T,Jung HY,Maejima K,Hirata H,Himeno M,Hamamoto H,Namba S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella usually carry two highly homologous genes (omp2a and omp2b) for porin-like proteins. In several B. abortus biovars the omp2a gene has a large deletion compared to other Brucella omp2's. In this study we have measured Omp2 pore activity in planar bilayers. Omp2b exhibits well-defined trimeric channel activity ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mobasheri H,Ficht TA,Marquis H,Lea EJ,Lakey JH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum opacity factor (SOF) is produced by group A streptococci belonging to certain M types. SOF cleaves the apolipoprotein component of the high density lipoprotein fraction of serum rendering it insoluble which in turn leads to serum opacity. SfbII protein, a fibronectin binding surface protein cloned from group A s...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kreikemeyer B,Martin DR,Chhatwal GS

更新日期：1999-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic oligonucleotide primers were used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol to target a specific sequence in the gene coding for the A subunit of Escherichia coli verotoxin (VTe-variant, VTev). This PCR protocol permits the VTe-variant target sequence to be distinguished from closely related sequences in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Johnson WM,Tyler SD,Wang G,Lior H

更新日期：1991-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplification of the gene encoding 23S rRNA of Aeromonas hydrophila by polymerase chain reaction, with primers complementary to conserved regions of 16S and the 3'-end of 23S rRNA genes, resulted in a DNA fragment of approximately 3 kb. This fragment was cloned in Escherichia coli, and its nucleotide sequence determin...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： East AK,Collins MD

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A peptide from human parotid secretion which inhibited hemagglutination of Bacteroides gingivalis 381 was purified by ultrafiltration followed by DEAE-Sephadex A-25 column chromatography and by gel filtration on Sephadex G-25, and then by reversed-phase HPLC. The complete amino acid sequence of the peptide, determined...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Murakami Y,Amano A,Takagaki M,Shizukuishi S,Tsunemitsu A,Aimoto S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrary to its effect on rich medium, D-cycloserine showed no bactericidal effect on Zymomonas mobilis cells cultured on mineral medium. Addition of a mixture of glycine and glutamic acid to the mineral medium restored its bactericidal action. However, mutant enrichments run in these conditions were biased, with most...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Pencreac'h G,Aït-Abdelkader N,Joset F,Baratti JC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weissella cibaria isolated from human saliva produces a soluble glucan that predominantly has alpha-1,6-glucosidic type linkages. Using degenerated primers that were selected based on the amino acid sequences of conserved regions from known glucansucrases, a single 2.7-kb fragment was isolated. In subsequent steps, a ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kang HK,Oh JS,Kim D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:micF RNA, whose sequence is highly complementary to a 5'-portion of ompF mRNA, has been implicated in the osmoregulation and thermoregulation of the ompF porin gene in Escherichia coli. To define and characterize cis-acting regulatory regions upstream of the micF promoter, a series of deletions of the micF promoter fu...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Takayanagi K,Maeda S,Mizuno T

更新日期：1991-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested the expression of alkaline phosphatases in a mutant strain of Escherichia coli deficient in dipZ, a gene coding for a protein involved in cytochrome c biogenesis, and the isogenic wild-type strain. The yield of soluble and active human placental alkaline phosphatase was significantly reduced in the muta...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Beck R,Crooke H,Jarsch M,Cole J,Burtscher H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of coumarin (1,2 benzopyrone) on glucose utilisation by the anaerobic rumen fungi Neocallimastix frontalis and N. patriciarum has been compared with the effect of p-coumaric acid. Both compounds largely inhibited glucose utilisation by N. patriciarum strain Cx when present in the medium at a concentration o...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cansunar E,Richardson AJ,Wallace G,Stewart CS

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium thermocellum, a Gram-positive, thermophilic anaerobe produces a highly active cellulase system. This system, termed the cellulosome, is a complex composed of at least 14-18 different types of components organized around a large, cellulose-binding protein. Combining recombinant DNA technology and protein bi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Béguin P,Millet J,Aubert JP

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of adaptation of bacteria to survive at elevated temperature in the human host and the expression of heat-shock proteins in response to stress was examined by labelling with [35S]methionine. An increase in culture temperature from 26 degrees C to 37 degrees C induced expression of certain bacterial prote...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Salotra P,Singh DK,Seal KP,Krishna N,Jaffe H,Bhatnagar R

更新日期：1995-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are exclusively human pathogens. A crucial property of the pathogenicity of neisserial infection is the ability to adhere to human epithelial cells. Pili mediate adherence of these bacteria to target cells and thereby promote colonization and infection of mucosal surfac...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jonsson AB

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of insertion sequence IS1 in 70 multiple-antibiotic resistant clinical strains was determined. This 70-strain collection comprised 46 Escherichia coli, 18 Salmonella and 6 Shigella strains. The presence of IS1 was detected in the chromosome and plasmids of 73% and 63% of the strains, respectively, and 51%...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ramirez-Santos J,Alvarez G,Cisneros E,Gomez-Eichelmann MC

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene product with an apparent molecular mass of approximately 39,000 Da can be identified in the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli upon expression of cloned envC. In this communication we report that the product was labelled with [3H]glycerol and [3H]palmitic acid, and a precursor molecule of increased molecu...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Seiffer D,Klein JR,Plapp R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene nfxB is one of the genes which affect the cell membrane permeability of quinolones in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO. Both wild-type nfxB and a mutant nfxB (nfx13E) were cloned and the DNA sequences were determined. The wild-type gene was dominant in PAO strains. The nfxB mutation was a point mutation (cytosine--...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Okazaki T,Hirai K

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillium expansum is the causal agent of blue mold rot, a postharvest decay of stored fruits. This fungus also produces the mycotoxins patulin and citrinin. Control of P. expansum still relies mainly on the use of fungicides such as thiabendazole. Since its introduction, resistant strains have been reported. The ai...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cabañas R,Castellá G,Abarca ML,Bragulat MR,Cabañes FJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular genetics of indole-3-acetic (IAA) synthesis and regulation in Azospirillum brasilense was investigated in this study. Tn5 mutagenesis was performed and five mutants with decreased IAA production were isolated. Five Tn5-inserted genes from these mutants were cloned and sequenced. Four genes were reported ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Xie B,Xu K,Zhao HX,Chen SF

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Streptococcus bovis group are frequent colonizers of the intestinal tract, which can also cause endocarditis. However, their ability to adhere to and colonize host tissues and the factors associated with pathogenicity are largely unknown. Here, we assessed 17 endocarditis-derived human isolates [identif...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sillanpää J,Nallapareddy SR,Singh KV,Ferraro MJ,Murray BE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural gene, adhA, for a thermostable primary alcohol dehydrogenase was cloned from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200. Constitutive expression from its own promoter was observed in Escherichia coli. The nucleotide sequence of adhA corresponded to an open reading frame of 1197 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 3...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Holt PJ,Williams RE,Jordan KN,Lowe CR,Bruce NC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High resistance to class IIa bacteriocins in Listeria monocytogenes has been clearly linked to lack of expression of the mptACD operon, encoding the EIIt Man mannose PTS permease. Also, intermediate resistance has been associated with membrane phospholipid modifications in the spontaneous mutants L. monocytogenes B73-...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Arous S,Dalet K,Héchard Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cryopreservation of an anaerobic rumen fungus, Piromyces communis OTS1, was examined at -84 degrees C using dimethyl sulfoxide, propylene glycol or ethylene glycol as cryoprotectants. Ethylene glycol was the most effective agent, combining high survival and low toxicity, followed by dimethyl sulfoxide and propylen...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sakurada M,Tsuzuki Y,Morgavi DP,Tomita Y,Onodera R

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylate was found to uniquely induce a 27-kDa protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms but not in Mycobacterium smegmatis or Escherichia coli. The structural analogue antitubercular para-amino-salicylate also induced the 27-kDa protein but to a somewhat lower level than salicylate. Other structural a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sun Z,Cheng SJ,Zhang H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The CotSA protein, encoded by cotSA (ytxN) of Bacillus subtilis, was detected from the cells at 5 h after the onset of sporulation (T5) and in the spore coat of wild-type cells, but not in cotE, cotS, gerE, or cotSA mutant spores. CotSA was also detected in the sporangium at T5 to T7 but not in the sporangium at T18 o...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Takamatsu H,Kodama T,Watabe K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00