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A Staphylococcus aureus regulatory system that responds to host heme and modulates virulence

scientific article

A comparison of linear and cyclic peptoid oligomers as potent antimicrobial agents

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

A lesson in survival: S. aureus versus the skin.

scientific article published on 16 January 2013

After the deluge: mining Staphylococcus aureus genomic data for clinical associations and host-pathogen interactions

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Alpha-toxin induces programmed cell death of human T cells, B cells, and monocytes during USA300 infection

scientific article

An Intestinal Organoid-Based Platform That Recreates Susceptibility to T Cell-Mediated Tissue Injury

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Animal models and imaging technologies: paving the way towards insights into Staphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis.

scientific article published in December 2013

Antibody-Based Biologics and Their Promise to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections

scientific article published on 21 December 2015

Autophagy and microbial pathogenesis

scientific article published on 02 January 2020

Autophagy is a key tolerance mechanism during Staphylococcus aureus infection

scientific article

Autophagy mediates tolerance to Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin.

scientific article

Bacteria and endothelial cells: a toxic relationship

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

Bacterial survival amidst an immune onslaught: the contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins.

scientific article

CCR5 is a receptor for Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED.

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

CD4+ T cells promote the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.

scientific article

Cell targeting by the Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming toxins: it's not just about lipids

scientific article

Characterization of SSR42, a novel virulence factor regulatory RNA that contributes to the pathogenesis of a Staphylococcus aureus USA300 representative.

scientific article

Characterization of a new cytotoxin that contributes to Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis.

scientific article published on 13 December 2010

Children with invasive Staphylococcus aureus disease exhibit a potently neutralizing antibody response to the cytotoxin LukAB.

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Counter inhibition between leukotoxins attenuates Staphylococcus aureus virulence

scientific article

Cytotoxic Virulence Predicts Mortality in Nosocomial Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 7 October 2014

Decoy exosomes provide protection against bacterial toxins

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Dietary Manganese Promotes Staphylococcal Infection of the Heart

scientific article

Distinct Features of Human Myeloid Cell Cytokine Response Profiles Identify Neutrophil Activation by Cytokines as a Prognostic Feature during Tuberculosis and Cancer

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Elimination of HIV-1-Infected Primary T Cell Reservoirs in an In Vitro Model of Latency.

scientific article published on 19 May 2015

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Enhances the Proinflammatory Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-Toxin on the Mucosa

scientific article published on 28 June 2017

Evolution of hypervirulence by a MRSA clone through acquisition of a transposable element

scientific article

Exploiting dominant-negative toxins to combat Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Exploiting dominant-negative toxins to combat Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis

scientific article published on May 2016

Exploiting species specificity to understand the tropism of a human-specific toxin

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

Focused specificity of intestinal TH17 cells towards commensal bacterial antigens

scientific article

Functional properties of the p33 and p55 domains of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin.

scientific article

Gastrointestinal dissemination and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus following bacteremia

scientific article

Genetic variation of staphylococcal LukAB toxin determines receptor tropism

scientific article published on 19 April 2021

Genome Plasticity of -Defective Staphylococcus aureus during Clinical Infection

scholarly article published by Deena R Altman in 2018

Genomic and Geographic Context for the Evolution of High-Risk Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex Clones ST171 and ST78.

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Helicobacter pylori HopQ outer membrane protein attenuates bacterial adherence to gastric epithelial cells.

scientific article

Helicobacter pylori VacA subdomain required for intracellular toxin activity and assembly of functional oligomeric complexes

scientific article published on 28 April 2008

Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin inhibits human immunodeficiency virus infection of primary human T cells

scientific article

Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin inhibits activation-induced proliferation of human T and B lymphocyte subsets

scientific article published on 01 October 2007

Hierarchy of human IgG recognition within the Staphylococcus aureus immunome

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Host response to Staphylococcus aureus cytotoxins in children with cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Human Memory B Cells Targeting Staphylococcus aureus Exotoxins Are Prevalent with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Identification of a crucial residue required for Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxicity and receptor recognition.

scientific article

Identification of biologic agents to neutralize the bicomponent leukocidins of Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Impairs the Function of and Kills Human Dendritic Cells via the LukAB Toxin

scientific article published in 2019

Inactivation of a Helicobacter pylori DNA methyltransferase alters dnaK operon expression following host-cell adherence.

scientific article

Inflammasome activation and IL-1β/IL-18 processing are influenced by distinct pathways in microglia

scientific article

Inhibition of primary human T cell proliferation by Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin (VacA) is independent of VacA effects on IL-2 secretion

scholarly article

Interactions between p-33 and p-55 Domains of the Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin (VacA)

scientific article published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Leukocidins: staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins find their receptors.

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Manganese Detoxification by MntE Is Critical for Resistance to Oxidative Stress and Virulence of

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Mapping of a domain required for protein-protein interactions and inhibitory activity of a Helicobacter pylori dominant-negative VacA mutant protein.

scientific article published in April 2006

Membrane damage elicits an immunomodulatory program in Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article

Metal Chelation and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth in Tissue Abscesses

scientific article published in Science

Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Leukotoxin AB Isolated Following Invasive Human Infection Reveal Diverse Binding and Modes of Action

scientific article

Nfu facilitates the maturation of iron-sulfur proteins and participates in virulence in Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 20 December 2014

Note from a Concerned American Citizen, an Infection and Immunity and mBio Editor, and a Scientist with Puerto Rican Roots.

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Nutritional regulation of the Sae two-component system by CodY in Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 29 January 2018

Protein-protein interactions among Helicobacter pylori cag proteins

scientific article

Random mutagenesis of Helicobacter pylori vacA to identify amino acids essential for vacuolating cytotoxic activity.

scientific article

Regulation of Helicobacter pylori cagA expression in response to salt

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Repurposed Drugs That Block the Gonococcus-Complement Receptor 3 Interaction Can Prevent and Cure Gonococcal Infection of Primary Human Cervical Epithelial Cells

scientific article published on 03 March 2020

Resistance of primary murine CD4+ T cells to Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin

scientific article published on 30 October 2006

Roles of Staphylococcus aureus Mnh1 and Mnh2 Antiporters in Salt Tolerance, Alkali Tolerance, and Pathogenesis

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Rot and SaeRS cooperate to activate expression of the staphylococcal superantigen-like exoproteins.

scientific article

Rot is a key regulator of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Sequential evolution of virulence and resistance during clonal spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant

scientific article

Serologic Detection of Antibodies Targeting the Leukocidin LukAB Strongly Predicts Staphylococcus aureus in Children With Invasive Infection

scientific article published on 10 March 2018

Serological assays for identification of human gastric colonization by Helicobacter pylori strains expressing VacA m1 or m2.

scientific article published on 31 January 2007

Signaling and DNA-binding activities of the Staphylococcus aureus HssR-HssS two-component system required for heme sensing

scientific article published on 16 July 2007

Single-copy vectors for integration at the SaPI1 attachment site for Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article

Specificity for human hemoglobin enhances Staphylococcus aureus infection

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus Coordinates Leukocidin Expression and Pathogenesis by Sensing Metabolic Fluxes via RpiRc.

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

Staphylococcus aureus HrtA is an ATPase required for protection against heme toxicity and prevention of a transcriptional heme stress response.

scientific article published on 7 March 2008

Staphylococcus aureus IsdB is a hemoglobin receptor required for heme iron utilization.

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin A/B (LukAB) Kills Human Monocytes via Host NLRP3 and ASC when Extracellular, but Not Intracellular

scientific article published on 12 June 2015

Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin LukED and HIV-1 gp120 Target Different Sequence Determinants on CCR5.

scientific article published on 13 December 2016

Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidins Target Endothelial DARC to Cause Lethality in Mice

scientific article published on 21 February 2019

Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxin kills human neutrophils by targeting the CD11b subunit of the integrin Mac-1.

scientific article published on 10 June 2013

Staphylococcus aureus Pore-Forming Toxins.

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Staphylococcus aureus Responds to the Central Metabolite Pyruvate To Regulate Virulence

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Staphylococcus aureus Secreted Toxins and Extracellular Enzymes

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Staphylococcus aureus Targets the Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC) to Lyse Erythrocytes

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Staphylococcus aureus and CCR5: unveiling commonalities in host-pathogen interactions and potential treatment strategies

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Staphylococcus aureus biofilms release leukocidins to elicit extracellular trap formation and evade neutrophil-mediated killing.

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus elaborates leukocidin AB to mediate escape from within human neutrophils

scientific article published on 18 March 2013

Staphylococcus aureus leucocidin ED contributes to systemic infection by targeting neutrophils and promoting bacterial growth in vivo.

scientific article published on 20 December 2011

Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED targets the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 to kill leukocytes and promote infection.

scientific article published on October 2013

Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis in diverse host environments

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Staphylococcus aureus produces pain through pore-forming toxins and neuronal TRPV1 that is silenced by QX-314.

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman D2C contains mutations in major regulatory pathways that cripple its pathogenesis

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Structure-based discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus virulence

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Structure-based functional characterization of repressor of toxin (Rot), a central regulator of Staphylococcus aureus virulence.

scientific article

The Endurance of Microbiology: An Interview with Mike Jetten, Mark Martin, Ute Römling, and Victor Torres

scientific article published in May 2016

The Relationship between Glycan Binding and Direct Membrane Interactions in Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin, a Channel-forming Toxin.

scientific article

The Staphylococcus aureus superantigen SElX is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits neutrophil function

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

The Suf Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biosynthetic System Is Essential in Staphylococcus aureus, and Decreased Suf Function Results in Global Metabolic Defects and Reduced Survival in Human Neutrophils.

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The bicomponent pore-forming leucocidins of Staphylococcus aureus

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The cell envelope of Staphylococcus aureus selectively controls the sorting of virulence factors

scientific article published on 26 October 2021

The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins pneumolysin and streptolysin O require binding to red blood cell glycans for hemolytic activity

scientific article

The effects of Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins on the host: cell lysis and beyond.

scientific article published on February 2013

The ever-emerging complexity of α-toxin's interaction with host cells

scientific article

The purine biosynthesis regulator PurR moonlights as a virulence regulator in Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

The role of innate immunity in promoting SaeR/S-mediated virulence in Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 29 June 2013

The staphylococcal toxins γ-haemolysin AB and CB differentially target phagocytes by employing specific chemokine receptors

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Transcriptional profiling of Staphylococcus aureus during growth in 2 M NaCl leads to clarification of physiological roles for Kdp and Ktr K+ uptake systems

scientific article published on 20 August 2013

Unbiased Identification of Immunogenic Staphylococcus aureus Leukotoxin B-Cell Epitopes

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Using Quantitative Spectrometry to Understand the Influence of Genetics and Nutritional Perturbations On the Virulence Potential of Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Vasculature-associated fat macrophages readily adapt to inflammatory and metabolic challenges

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

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