2001
Structural mimicry in bacterial virulence
Stebbins C, Galán J. Structural mimicry in bacterial virulence. Nature 2001, 412: 701-705. PMID: 11507631, DOI: 10.1038/35089000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequence similarityConvergent evolutionCellular functionsSequence similarityDirect homologuesBacterial virulenceHost proteinsNew effectorsMicrobial pathogensFunctional mimicryStructural mimicryMolecular levelVirulence factorsMimicryStructural studiesHost factorsImportant mechanismHost activityHomologuesVirulenceEffectorsProteinPathogensSimilarity
2000
A Bacterial Toxin That Controls Cell Cycle Progression as a Deoxyribonuclease I-Like Protein
Lara-Tejero M, Galán J. A Bacterial Toxin That Controls Cell Cycle Progression as a Deoxyribonuclease I-Like Protein. Science 2000, 290: 354-357. PMID: 11030657, DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5490.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle arrestCytolethal distending toxinChromatin disruptionCycle arrestCell cycle progressionLike proteinCdtB mutantChromatin fragmentationTransient expressionMutant formsCycle progressionCell deathCDT holotoxinDistending toxinCultured cellsBacterial toxinsDeoxyribonuclease IBacterial pathogensSuch pathogensCdtBSubunitsCampylobacter jejuniToxinMorphological changesPathogens
1999
Interaction of Salmonella spp. with host cells
Murli S, Galán J. Interaction of Salmonella spp. with host cells. Advances In Cellular And Molecular Biology Of Membranes And Organelles 1999, 6: 173-180. DOI: 10.1016/s1874-5172(99)80011-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffector proteinsHost cellsBacterial effector proteinsHost cell cytosolSignal transduction pathwaysHost cell responsesFacultative intracellular pathogenActin cytoskeletonMembrane rufflingTranscription factorsTransduction pathwaysElaborate mechanismsCell cytosolSubsequent translocationMicrobial pathogensCell deathHost environmentCell typesIntracellular pathogensDistinct responsesSalmonella entericaPathogensHostProteinIntimate interaction
1996
CROSS-TALK BETWEEN BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND THEIR HOST CELLS
Galán J, Bliska J. CROSS-TALK BETWEEN BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AND THEIR HOST CELLS. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 1996, 12: 221-255. PMID: 8970727, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.12.1.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost cellsHost cell signal transduction pathwaysProtein secretion systemHost cellular functionsSpecialized protein secretion systemSignal transduction pathwaysBacterial pathogensHost cell interactionsSecretion systemTransduction pathwaysBacterial proteinsCell physiologyBiochemical interactionsDiverse groupPathogensNovel therapeutic approachesCellsProteinTranslocationBetter understandingInteractionPathwayPhysiologyTherapeutic approachesBasic aspects
1994
Interactions of bacteria with non-phagocytic cells
Galan J. Interactions of bacteria with non-phagocytic cells. Current Opinion In Immunology 1994, 6: 590-595. PMID: 7946047, DOI: 10.1016/0952-7915(94)90146-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research