Microbial Pathogenesis – Assigned Articles (April)

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Variation Mechanisms/Host Resistance, ctd.

 

Steven J. Norris, Ph.D.

MSB 2.120

713-500-5338

Steven.J.Norris@uth.tmc.edu

 

23.        Tuesday, April 4, 2006.  A novel variation mechanism exemplified by a Bordetella pertussis bacteriophage: how retro(element).

 

Assigned article

Liu, M., R. Deora, S. R. Doulatov, M. Gingery, F. A. Eiserling, A. Preston, D. J. Maskell, R. W. Simons, P. A. Cotter, J. Parkhill, and J. F. Miller. 2002. Reverse transcriptase-mediated tropism switching in Bordetella bacteriophage. Science 295:2091-4.  PDF

 

More recent follow-up article

McMahon, S. A., J. L. Miller, J. A. Lawton, D. E. Kerkow, A. Hodes, M. A. Marti-Renom, S. Doulatov, E. Narayanan, A. Sali, J. F. Miller, and P. Ghosh. 2005. The C-type lectin fold as an evolutionary solution for massive sequence variation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 12:886-892.  PDF

 

Note, in particular, the “Variable proteins of other retroelements” and Discussion (highly variable proteins - predator and prey concept) sections

 

24.               Thursday, April 6, 2006.  Infectogenomics.

 

Assigned article

Sawyer, S. L., L. I. Wu, J. M. Akey, M. Emerman, and H. S. Malik. 2006. High-frequency persistence of an impaired allele of the retroviral defense gene TRIM5alpha in humans. Curr Biol 16:95-100.  PDF

 

Related review

Kellam, P., and R. A. Weiss. 2006. Infectogenomics: insights from the host genome into infectious diseases. Cell 124:695-697.  PDF

 

25.               Tuesday, April 11, 2006.  Susceptibility to tuberculosis and HLA-DQ recognition of peptides.

 

Delgado, J. C., A. Baena, S. Thim, and A. E. Goldfeld. 2006. Aspartic acid homozygosity at codon 57 of HLA-DQ beta is associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in Cambodia. J Immunol 176:1090-1097.  PDF

 

 

Protein Secretion

Dr. Peter Christie

MSB 1.164

713-500-5440

Peter.J.Christie@uth.tmc.edu

 

26.        Thursday April 13, 2006 – Protein Secretion and Pathogenesis (Dr. Christie presenting)

 

Assigned article: 

 

Kostakioti, M.  (2005)  Mechanisms of protein export across the bacterial outer membrane  J.  Bacteriol. 187:4306-4315. PDF

 

 

Note: No class on Tues. April 18, 2006.

 

 

27.        Thursday April 20, 2006 – Type III secretion (Greene presenting)

 

Assigned article:

 

Michgehl, S.  (2006)   Esp-independent functional integration of the translocated intimin receptor (Tir) of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) into host cell membranes.  Cell Microbiol. 8:625-633. PDF

 

Related article: 

 

Allen-Vercoe, E.  (2006)  Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Tir translocation and pedestal formation requires membrane cholesterol in the absence of bundle-forming pili.  Cell Microbiol. 8:613-624.  PDF

 

 

28.        Monday April 24 – Type III effectors (Tapia presenting)

 

Assigned article:

 

Enninga, J.  (2006)  Secretion of type III effectors into host cells in real time.  Nature Methods  2:959-965.  PDF

 

Related article: 

 

Mota, L.J.  (2005)  FlAsHlights on bacterial virulence proteins. Nature Methods  2:898-899.  PDF

 

 

29.        Tuesday April 25 – Type IV secretion (Kerr presenting)

 

Assigned article: 

 

Bagnoli, F.  2005. Helicobacter pylori CagA induces a transition from polarized to invasive phenotypes in MDCK cells.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA  102:16339-16344 (Also see supplementary information)  PDF

 

Related article:

 

Backert, S.  (2006)  Bacterial type IV secretion systems and their effectors in bacterial pathogenesis  Curr. Opin, Microbiol. 9:207-217.  PDF

 

 

30.        Thursday April 27 – Type VI secretion (Pflughoeft presenting)

 

Assigned article: 

 

Balsalobre, C. (2005)   Release of the type I secreted a-hemolysin via outer membrane vesicles from Escherichia coli.  Mol. Microbiol.  59:99-112.  PDF

 

Related article: 

 

Kuehn, M.  (2006) Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and the host – pathogen interaction.  Genes Dev.  19:2645-2655.  PDF