Probiotic Gut Microbiota Isolate Interacts with Dendritic Cells via Glycosylated Heterotrimeric Pili

Evidence for the Sialylation of PilA, the PI-2a Pilus-Associated Adhesin of Streptococcus agalactiae Strain NEM316

(2015) Eric Morello et al.   PLoS One

Role of the Microbiota in Immunity and Inflammation

(2014) Yasmine Belkaid et al.   CELL

Expression of sortase-dependent pili ofBifidobacterium bifidumPRL2010 in response to environmental gut conditions

(2014) Francesca Turroni et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Functional Identification of Conserved Residues Involved inLactobacillus rhamnosusStrain GG Sortase Specificity and Pilus Biogenesis

(2014) François P. Douillard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Fucose-specific DC-SIGN signalling directs T helper cell type-2 responses via IKKε- and CYLD-dependent Bcl3 activation

(2014) Sonja I. Gringhuis et al.   Nature Communications

Fucose-based PAMPs prime dendritic cells for follicular T helper cell polarization via DC-SIGN-dependent IL-27 production

(2014) Sonja I. Gringhuis et al.   Nature Communications

Adhesion and Nanomechanics of Pili from the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2013) Prachi Tripathi et al.   ACS Nano

BopA Does Not Have a Major Role in the Adhesion of Bifidobacterium bifidum to Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, and Mucus

(2013) Veera Kainulainen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Genomic and Functional Analysis of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains Marketed as Probiotics

(2013) François P. Douillard et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Innate and Adaptive Immunity Interact to Quench Microbiome Flagellar Motility in the Gut

(2013) Tyler C. Cullender et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Phylum-wide general protein O-glycosylation system of the Bacteroidetes

(2013) Michael J. Coyne et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Single-cell force spectroscopy of pili-mediated adhesion

(2013) Ruby May A. Sullan et al.   Nanoscale

Using Recombinant Lactococci as an Approach to Dissect the Immunomodulating Capacity of Surface Piliation in Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2013) Ingemar von Ossowski et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of the SpaCBA Pilus Fibers in the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Justus Reunanen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The major secreted protein Msp1/p75 is O-glycosylated in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Sarah Lebeer et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

(2012)   NATURE

Pili of Gram-positive bacteria: roles in host colonization

(2012) Camille Danne et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Optimization of the enzyme-linked lectin assay for enhanced glycoprotein and glycoconjugate analysis

(2011) Roisin Thompson et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Functional Analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Pili in Relation to Adhesion and Immunomodulatory Interactions with Intestinal Epithelial Cells

(2011) Sarah Lebeer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Deciphering the Nanometer-Scale Organization and Assembly of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Pili Using Atomic Force Microscopy

(2011) Prachi Tripathi et al.   LANGMUIR

Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome

(2011) Manimozhiyan Arumugam et al.   NATURE

Architects at the bacterial surface — sortases and the assembly of pili with isopeptide bonds

(2011) Antoni P. A. Hendrickx et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

(2011) M. O'Connell Motherway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Growth phase-associated changes in the proteome and transcriptome of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in industrial-type whey medium

(2011) Kati Laakso et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Mucosal Adhesion Properties of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SpaCBA and SpaFED Pilin Subunits

(2010) I. von Ossowski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Relevance of pili in pathogenic streptococci pathogenesis and vaccine development

(2010) Marco Soriani et al.   Future Microbiology

Theoretical and Experimental Characterization of the Scope of ProteinO-Glycosylation inBacteroides fragilis

(2010) C. Mark Fletcher et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

(2010) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of a Gene Cluster for the Biosynthesis of a Long, Galactose-Rich Exopolysaccharide in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Functional Analysis of the Priming Glycosyltransferase

(2009) S. Lebeer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A General O-Glycosylation System Important to the Physiology of a Major Human Intestinal Symbiont

(2009) C. Mark Fletcher et al.   CELL

Carbohydrate-specific signaling through the DC-SIGN signalosome tailors immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, HIV-1 and Helicobacter pylori

(2009) Sonja I Gringhuis et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Stretching polysaccharides on live cells using single molecule force spectroscopy

(2009) Grégory Francius et al.   Nature Protocols

Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

(2009) M. Kankainen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Detection, Localization, and Conformational Analysis of Single Polysaccharide Molecules on Live Bacteria

(2008) Grégory Francius et al.   ACS Nano

Pili in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria — structure, assembly and their role in disease

(2008) T. Proft et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Expression of two distinct types of pili by a hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium isolate

(2008) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY