A structural overview of mycobacterial adhesins: Key biomarkers for diagnostics and therapeutics

Involvement of methylated HBHA expressed from Mycobacterium smegmatis in an IFN-γ release assay to aid discrimination between latent infection and active tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated populations

(2017) H.-L. Wen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Collagen-like proteins of pathogenic streptococci

(2017) Slawomir Lukomski et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Glyoxylate detoxification is an essential function of malate synthase required for carbon assimilation inMycobacterium tuberculosis

(2017) Susan Puckett et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mycobacterium tuberculosisCpn60.2 (GroEL2) blocks macrophage apoptosis via interaction with mitochondrial mortalin

(2017) Sunil Joseph et al.   Biology Open

Immune characterization of the HBHA-specific response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected patients with or without HIV infection

(2017) Teresa Chiacchio et al.   PLoS One

The structure of Resuscitation promoting factor B from M. tuberculosis reveals unexpected ubiquitin-like domains

(2016) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Bacterial pili, with emphasis on Mycobacterium tuberculosis curli pili: potential biomarkers for point-of care tests and therapeutics

(2016) Natasha Naidoo et al.   BIOMARKERS

Evaluation of the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pili (MTP) as an adhesin, invasin, and cytokine inducer of epithelial cells

(2016) Saiyur Ramsugit et al.   Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Structure and dynamics of the multi-domain resuscitation promoting factor RpfB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2016) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS

Lack of Response to HBHA in HIV-Infected Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection

(2016) G. Delogu et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Capsule-Targeting Depolymerase, Derived from Klebsiella KP36 Phage, as a Tool for the Development of Anti-Virulent Strategy

(2016) Grażyna Majkowska-Skrobek et al.   Viruses-Basel

Unique Footprint in the scl1.3 Locus Affects Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of the Invasive M3-Type Group A Streptococcus

(2016) Beth A. Bachert et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Tuberculosis

(2016) Madhukar Pai et al.   Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Pili of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current knowledge and future prospects

(2015) Saiyur Ramsugit et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Differential thermodynamic behaviours of the extra-cellular regions of two Ser/Thr PrkC kinases revealed by calorimetric studies

(2015) Rita Berisio et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS

Editorial (Thematic Issue: Molecular Determinants of Bacterial Diseases)

(2015) Rita Berisio   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Exit from Mycobacterial Dormancy: A Structural Perspective

(2015) Flavia Squeglia et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

A product of RpfB and RipA joint enzymatic action promotes the resuscitation of dormant mycobacteria

(2015) Vadim D. Nikitushkin et al.   FEBS Journal

The Extracellular Matrix Regulates Granuloma Necrosis in Tuberculosis

(2015) Basim Al Shammari et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cathepsin K Contributes to Cavitation and Collagen Turnover in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

(2015) Andre Kubler et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

NMR Structure and Dynamics of the Resuscitation Promoting Factor RpfC Catalytic Domain

(2015) Vincenzo Maione et al.   PLoS One

A Unique Set of the Burkholderia Collagen-Like Proteins Provides Insight into Pathogenesis, Genome Evolution and Niche Adaptation, and Infection Detection

(2015) Beth A. Bachert et al.   PLoS One

Novel human recombinant antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 85B

(2014) Manon Fuchs et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pili Promote Adhesion to and Invasion of THP-1 Macrophages

(2014) Saiyur Ramsugit et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PstS-1, the 38-kDaMycobacterium tuberculosisGlycoprotein, is an Adhesin, Which Binds the Macrophage Mannose Receptor and Promotes Phagocytosis

(2014) M. Esparza et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Mycobacterium tuberculosis pili (MTP), a putative biomarker for a tuberculosis diagnostic test

(2014) Natasha Naidoo et al.   TUBERCULOSIS

Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis nucleoid-associated protein HU with structure-based inhibitors

(2014) Tuhin Bhowmick et al.   Nature Communications

Pili contribute to biofilm formation in vitro in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2013) Saiyur Ramsugit et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Carbohydrate Recognition by RpfB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Unveiled by Crystallographic and Molecular Dynamics Analyses

(2013) Flavia Squeglia et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Polyproline and Triple Helix Motifs in Host-Pathogen Recognition

(2013) Rita Berisio et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

The Crystal Structure of the Streptococcal Collagen-like Protein 2 Globular Domain from Invasive M3-type Group AStreptococcusShows Significant Similarity to Immunomodulatory HIV Protein gp41

(2013) Flavia Squeglia et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification of Novel Adhesins of M. tuberculosis H37Rv Using Integrated Approach of Multiple Computational Algorithms and Experimental Analysis

(2013) Sanjiv Kumar et al.   PLoS One

Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pknD in the Pathogenesis of central nervous system tuberculosis

(2012) Nicholas A Be et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Mapping key interactions in the dimerization process of HBHA fromMycobacterium tuberculosis, insights into bacterial agglutination

(2012) Carla Esposito et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Elastin, a Novel Extracellular Matrix Protein Adhering to Mycobacterial Antigen 85 Complex

(2012) Chih-Jung Kuo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Molecular determinants of inactivation of the resuscitation promoting factor B fromMycobacterium tuberculosis

(2012) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS

Differential Contribution of the Repeats to Heparin Binding of HBHA, a Major Adhesin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2012) Pierre Lebrun et al.   PLoS One

Heparin-binding hemagglutinin HBHA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects actin polymerisation

(2011) Carla Esposito et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

X-ray structural studies of the entire extracellular region of the serine/threonine kinase PrkC fromStaphylococcus aureus

(2011) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Role of Hydration in Collagen Recognition by Bacterial Adhesins

(2011) Luigi Vitagliano et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The Dimeric Structure of the Cpn60.2 Chaperonin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at 2.8 Å Reveals Possible Modes of Function

(2011) Anat Shahar et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chemical Basis of Peptidoglycan Discrimination by PrkC, a Key Kinase Involved in Bacterial Resuscitation from Dormancy

(2011) Flavia Squeglia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mycobacterium tuberculosis employs Cpn60.2 as an adhesin that binds CD43 on the macrophage surface

(2010) Tyler B. M. Hickey et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Metabolomic View of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Ser/Thr Kinase and Phosphatase Deletion Mutants: Involvement in Cell Wall Biosynthesis

(2010) Manuel Liebeke et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Dimerisation and structural integrity of Heparin Binding Hemagglutinin A fromMycobacterium tuberculosis: Implications for bacterial agglutination

(2010) Carla Esposito et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Division and cell envelope regulation by Ser/Thr phosphorylation:Mycobacteriumshows the way

(2010) Virginie Molle et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Evasion of innate immunity by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: is death an exit strategy?

(2010) Samuel M. Behar et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Preferred proline puckerings in cis and trans peptide groups: Implications for collagen stability

(2010) Luigi Vitagliano et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Tuberculosis: What We Don't Know Can, and Does, Hurt Us

(2010) D. G. Russell et al.   SCIENCE

Structure and Functional Regulation of RipA, a Mycobacterial Enzyme Essential for Daughter Cell Separation

(2010) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   STRUCTURE

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cpn60.2 and DnaK Are Located on the Bacterial Surface, Where Cpn60.2 Facilitates Efficient Bacterial Association with Macrophages

(2009) T. B. M. Hickey et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

CpgA, EF-Tu and the stressosome protein YezB are substrates of the Ser/Thr kinase/phosphatase couple, PrkC/PrpC, in Bacillus subtilis

(2009) C. Absalon et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The resuscitation-promoting factors ofMycobacterium tuberculosisare required for virulence and resuscitation from dormancy but are collectively dispensable for growthin vitro

(2009) Bavesh D. Kana et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Potential role for ESAT6 in dissemination ofM. tuberculosisvia human lung epithelial cells

(2009) Arvind G. Kinhikar et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Conformational states and association mechanism of Yersinia pestis Caf1 subunits

(2008) Luigi Vitagliano et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Role of hydration in collagen triple helix stabilization

(2008) Alfonso De Simone et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Evidence for an Elongated Dimeric Structure of Heparin-Binding Hemagglutinin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2008) C. Esposito et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The MurC Ligase Essential for Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis Is Regulated by the Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase PknA inCorynebacterium glutamicum

(2008) Maria Fiuza et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

From the Characterization of the Four Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases (PknA/B/G/L) ofCorynebacterium glutamicumtoward the Role of PknA and PknB in Cell Division

(2008) Maria Fiuza et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystal Structure of the Resuscitation-Promoting Factor ΔDUFRpfB from M. tuberculosis

(2008) Alessia Ruggiero et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Role of side chains in collagen triple helix stabilization and partner recognition

(2008) Rita Berisio et al.   JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Contribution of dipole-dipole interactions to the stability of the collagen triple helix

(2008) Roberto Improta et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Crystal structure of the collagen triple helix model [(Pro-Pro-Gly)10]3

(2002) Rita Berisio et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE