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abstract::A challenge common to all bacterial pathogens is to acquire nutrients from hostile host environments. Iron is an important cofactor required for essential cellular processes such as DNA repair, energy production and redox balance. Within a mammalian host, most iron is sequestered within heme, which in turn is predomin...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14270
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fungi defend their ecological niche against antagonists by producing antibiosis molecules. Some of these molecules are only produced upon confrontation with the antagonist. The basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea induces the expression of the sesquiterpene synthase-encoding gene cop6 and its two neighboring genes coding...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14277
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human gut bifidobacteria rely on ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters for oligosaccharide uptake. Multiple oligosaccharide-specific solute-binding protein (SBP) genes are occasionally associated with a single ABC transporter, but the significance of this multiplicity remains unclear. Here, we characterize BlMnBP1 a...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14257
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The c-di-GMP-binding effector protein FlgZ has been demonstrated to control motility in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa and it was suggested that c-di-GMP-bound FlgZ impedes motility via its interaction with the MotCD stator. To further understand how motility is downregulated in P. aeruginosa and to...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14236
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Each year, several million tons of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) are produced by marine phytoplankton and bacteria as an important osmolyte to regulate their cellular osmosis. Microbial breakdown of DMSP to the volatile gas dimethylsulfide (DMS) plays an important role in global biogeochemical cycles of the sulphu...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14230
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied the molecular mechanism of neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) signaling pathway for tolerance to Ca2+ stress in Neurospora crassa. Increasing concentration of Ca2+ increased the expression of ncs-1; however, the calcineurin inhibitor FK506 severely reduced ncs-1 mRNA transcript levels. Chromatin immunoprecip...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14234
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Until recently, rare-earth elements (REEs) had been thought to be biologically inactive. This view changed with the discovery of the methanol dehydrogenase XoxF that strictly relies on REEs for its activity. Some methylotrophs only contain xoxF, while others, including the model phyllosphere colonizer Methylobacterium...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14208
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cell division in most bacteria is directed by FtsZ, a conserved tubulin-like GTPase that assembles forming the cytokinetic Z-ring and constitutes a target for the discovery of new antibiotics. The developmental regulator MciZ, a 40-amino acid peptide endogenously produced during Bacillus subtilis sporulation, halts cy...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14198
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The fitness of host-associated microbes depends on their ability to access nutrients in vivo. Identifying these mechanisms is significant for understanding how microbes have evolved to fill specific ecological niches within a host. Vibrio fischeri is a bioluminescent bacterium that colonizes and proliferates within th...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14177
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arsenic is the most ubiquitous environmental toxin. Here, we demonstrate that bacteria have evolved the ability to use arsenic to gain a competitive advantage over other bacteria at least twice. Microbes generate toxic methylarsenite (MAs(III)) by methylation of arsenite (As(III)) or reduction of methylarsenate (MAs(V...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14169
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Escherichia coli, after DNA damage, the SOS response increases the transcription (and protein levels) of approximately 50 genes. As DNA repair ensues, the level of transcription returns to homeostatic levels. ClpXP and other proteases return the high levels of several SOS proteins to homeostasis. When all SOS genes...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14162
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ail, a multifunctional outer membrane protein of Yersinia pestis, confers cell binding, Yop delivery and serum resistance activities. Resistance to complement proteins in serum is critical for the survival of Y. pestis during the septicemic stage of plague infections. Bacteria employ a variety of tactics to evade the ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14140
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola, which causes halo blight disease of beans, contains a 106 kb genomic island PPHGI-1. PPHGI-1 carries a gene, avrPphB, which encodes an effector protein that triggers a resistance response in certain bean cultivars. Previous studies have shown that when PPHGI-1 ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14111
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bacterial biofilms contain subpopulations of cells that are dormant and highly tolerant to antibiotics. While dormant, the bacteria must maintain the integrity of macromolecules required for resuscitation. Previously, we showed that hibernation promoting factor (HPF) is essential for protecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14001
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The human stomach pathogen Helicobacter pyloriattaches to healthy and inflamed gastric tissue through members of a paralogous family of 'Helicobacter outer membrane proteins' (Hops), including adhesins BabA, SabA, HopQ, LabA and HopZ. Hops share a conserved 25 kDa C-terminal region that is thought to form an autotrans...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14075
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bacterial cell division requires the assembly of FtsZ protofilaments into a dynamic structure called the 'Z-ring'. The Z-ring recruits the division machinery and directs local cell wall remodeling for constriction. The organization and dynamics of protofilaments within the Z-ring coordinate local cell wall synthesis d...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14081
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen. In immunocompromised individuals, it can cause bloodstream infections with high mortality rates. The ability to switch between yeast and hyphal morphologies is a critical virulence factor of C. albicans. In response to diverse environmental cues, several signaling ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14097
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Peptidoglycan synthesis is an important target for antibiotics and relies on intermediates derived from central metabolism. As a result, alterations of metabolism may affect antibiotic sensitivity. An aspB mutant is auxotrophic for aspartate (Asp) and asparagine (Asn) and lyses when grown in Difco sporulation medium (...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.14078
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The mechanisms by which micro-organisms sense and internalize extracellular pH signals are not completely understood. One example of a known external pH-sensing process is the fungal-specific Rim/Pal signal transduction pathway. Fungi, such as the opportunistic pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, use Rim signaling to se...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13998
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We found that mutations that increased the transcription of the mgtCBR (Mg2+ transport-related) operon conferred increased thermotolerance on this organism. The 5' leader of the mgtCBR mRNA contains two short open reading frames (ORFs), mgtM and mgtP, whose translation regulates the expression of the mgtCBR operon by ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13988
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Originally annotated as the initiator of fatty acid synthesis (FAS), β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III (KAS III) is a unique component of the bacterial FAS system. Novel variants of KAS III have been identified that promote the de novo use of additional extracellular fatty acids by FAS. These KAS III varian...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13950
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155 has three genes (MSMEG_6383, furA1; MSMEG_3460, furA2; MSMEG_6253, furA3) encoding FurA (ferric-uptake regulator A) paralogs. Three FurA paralogs in M. smegmatis are functionally redundant and negatively regulate expression of a subset of genes involved in peroxide detoxification such a...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13956
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Helicobacter pylori is anomalous among non nitrogen-fixing bacteria in containing an incomplete NIF system for Fe-S cluster assembly comprising two essential proteins, NifS (cysteine desulfurase) and NifU (scaffold protein). Although nifU deletion strains cannot be obtained via the conventional gene replacement, a Nif...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13942
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::While Vipp1 (also known as IM30) clearly is essential for proper biogenesis of thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, the exact function of Vipp1/IM30 still remains unclear. The recent in vivo study of Gutu et al. now demonstrates that Vipp1/IM30 forms localized puncta specifically at highly curved mem...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13924
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Leishmania parasites target macrophages in their mammalian hosts and proliferate within the mature phagolysosome compartment of these cells. Intracellular amastigote stages are dependent on sugars as a major carbon source in vivo, but retain the capacity to utilize other carbon sources. To investigate whether amastigo...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13923
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cell division in prokaryotes initiates with assembly of the Z-ring at midcell, which, in Escherichia coli, is tethered to the inner leaflet of the cytoplasmic membrane through a direct interaction with FtsA, a widely conserved actin homolog. The Z-ring is comprised of polymers of tubulin-like FtsZ and has been suggest...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13902
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transcriptional regulation is the key to ensuring that proteins are expressed at the proper time and the proper amount. In Escherichia coli, the transcription factor cAMP receptor protein (CRP) is responsible for much of this regulation. Questions remain, however, regarding the regulation of CRP activity itself. Here,...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13874
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gut bacteria recognize accessible glycan substrates within a complex environment. Carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) of cell surface glycoside hydrolases often drive binding to the target substrate. Eubacterium rectale, an important butyrate-producing organism in the gut, consumes a limited range of substrates, inclu...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13881
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The AbcR small RNAs (sRNAs) are a fascinating example of two highly conserved sRNAs that differ tremendously at the functional level among organisms. From their transcriptional activation to their regulatory capabilities, the AbcR sRNAs exhibit varying characteristics in three well-studied bacteria belonging to the Rh...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/mmi.13869
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Emerging lipidomic technologies have enabled researchers to dissect the complex roles of phospholipases in lipid metabolism, cellular signaling and immune regulation. Host phospholipase products are involved in stimulating and resolving the inflammatory response to pathogens. While many pathogen-derived phospholipases...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/mmi.13871
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alternative sigma (σ) factors govern expression of bacterial genes in response to diverse environmental signals. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa σPvdS directs expression of genes for production of a siderophore, pyoverdine, as well as a toxin and a protease. σFpvI directs expression of a receptor for ferripyoverdine import....
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13855
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the environment and during infection, the human intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae must overcome noxious compounds that damage the bacterial outer membrane. The El Tor and classical biotypes of O1 V. cholerae show striking differences in their resistance to membrane disrupting cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMP...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13835
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The proton-driven flagellar motor of Salmonella enterica can accommodate a dozen MotA/B stators in a load-dependent manner. The C-terminal periplasmic domain of MotB acts as a structural switch to regulate the number of active stators in the motor in response to load change. The cytoplasmic loop termed MotAC is respon...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13843
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The most abundant oxidants controlling bacterial colonization on mucosal barrier epithelia are hypochlorous acid (HOCl), hypobromous acid (HOBr) and hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN). All three oxidants are highly antimicrobial but little is known about their relative efficacies, their respective cellular targets, or what ...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13768
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Quinone-based compounds have been exploited to treat infectious diseases and cancer, with such chemicals often functioning as inhibitors of key metabolic pathways or as prodrugs. Here, we screened an aziridinyl 1,4-benzoquinone (ABQ) library against the causative agents of trypanosomiasis, and cutaneous leishmaniasis,...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13767
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Colonization of mucosal respiratory surfaces is a prerequisite for the human pathobiont Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) to cause severe invasive infections. The arsenal of pneumococcal adhesins interacts with a multitude of extracellular matrix proteins. A paradigm for pneumococci is their interaction with...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13740
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bacteriophages recognize and bind to their hosts with the help of receptor-binding proteins (RBPs) that emanate from the phage particle in the form of fibers or tailspikes. RBPs show a great variability in their shapes, sizes, and location on the particle. Some RBPs are known to depolymerize surface polysaccharides of...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13710
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Billions of years of evolution have yielded today's complex metabolic networks driven by efficient and highly specialized enzymes. In contrast, the metabolism of the earliest cellular life forms was likely much simpler with only a few enzymes of comparatively low activity. It has been speculated that these early enzym...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1111/mmi.13742
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The conserved cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) plays critical roles in the regulation of morphological transitions and virulence in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. It has long been thought that the PKA catalytic subunit is essential for cell viability in this fungus. Paradoxically, the single adenylyl c...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13681
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Numerous bacteria accumulate poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) as an intracellular reservoir of carbon and energy in response to imbalanced nutritional conditions. In Bacillus spp., where PHB biosynthesis precedes the formation of the dormant cell type called the spore (sporulation), the direct link between PHB accumulati...
journal_title:Molecular microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/mmi.13665
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00