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Full-Text Articles in Microbiology
Scanning Labyrinthulomycete Genomes For Yeast Transcription Factor Binding Site Motifs, Jackie L. Collier, Joshua Rest
Scanning Labyrinthulomycete Genomes For Yeast Transcription Factor Binding Site Motifs, Jackie L. Collier, Joshua Rest
Interdisciplinary Research Data
To develop broadly useful methods for the genetic manipulation of Labyrinthulomycetes (a diverse group of ubiquitous osmoheterotrophic marine protists), it is essential to understand the similarities and differences in regulation of gene expression among them. Toward this end we have used FIMO from the MEME suite (http://meme-suite.org/doc/fimo.html) to identify potential transcription factor binding sites in each of the three available genome sequences: Aplanochytrium kerguelense PBS07, Schizochytrium aggregatum ATCC 28209, and Aurantiochytrium limacinum ATCC MYA-1381
Flavodoxin-Like Proteins Protect Candida Albicans From Oxidative Stress And Promote Virulence, Lifang Li, Shamoon Naseem, Sahil Sharma, James B. Konopka
Flavodoxin-Like Proteins Protect Candida Albicans From Oxidative Stress And Promote Virulence, Lifang Li, Shamoon Naseem, Sahil Sharma, James B. Konopka
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Faculty Publications
The fungal pathogen Candida albicans causes lethal systemic infections in humans. To better define how pathogens resist oxidative attack by the immune system, we examined a family of four Flavodoxin-Like Proteins (FLPs) in C. albicans. In agreement with previous studies showing that FLPs in bacteria and plants act as NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductases, a C.albicans quadruple mutant lacking all four FLPs (pst1Δ, pst2Δ, pst3Δ, ycp4Δ) was more sensitive to benzoquinone. Interestingly, the quadruple mutant was also more sensitive to a variety of oxidants. Quinone reductase activity confers important antioxidant effects because resistance …
N-Acetylglucosamine Regulates Virulence Properties In Microbial Pathogens, Shamoon Naseem, James B. Konopka
N-Acetylglucosamine Regulates Virulence Properties In Microbial Pathogens, Shamoon Naseem, James B. Konopka
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Faculty Publications
There is growing evidence that the sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) plays diverse roles in cell signaling pathways that impact the virulence properties of microbes and host cells. GlcNAc is already well known as a ubiquitous structural component at the cell surface that forms part of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan, cell wall chitin in fungi and parasites, and extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycans of animal cells. Chitin and peptidoglycan have been previously linked to cell signaling as they can stimulate responses in plant and animal host cells [1–3]. Recent studies now indicate that GlcNAc released from these polymers can also …
Elevated Expression Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen (Scca) Is Associated With Human Breast Carcinoma, Joseph M. Catanzaro, Jennifer L. Guerriero, Jingxuan Liu, Namratha Sheshadri, John J. Chen, Wei-Xing Zhong
Elevated Expression Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen (Scca) Is Associated With Human Breast Carcinoma, Joseph M. Catanzaro, Jennifer L. Guerriero, Jingxuan Liu, Namratha Sheshadri, John J. Chen, Wei-Xing Zhong
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Faculty Publications
Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) belongs to the serine protease inhibitor (Serpin) family of proteins. Elevated expression of SCCA has been used as a biomarker for aggressive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in cancers of the cervix, lung, head and neck, and liver. However, SCCA expression in breast cancer has not been investigated. Immunohistochemical analysis of SCCA expression was performed on tissue microarrays containing breast tumor tissues (n = 1,360) and normal breast epithelium (n = 124). SCCA expression was scored on a tiered scale (0-3) independently by two evaluators blind to the patient's clinical status. SCCA expression was observed in …