Trehalose and bacterial virulence

M Vanaporn, RW Titball - Virulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Trehalose is a disaccharide of two D-glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage,
which plays both structural and functional roles in bacteria. Trehalose can be synthesized …

Identification of genes involved in phosphate solubilization and drought stress tolerance in chickpea symbiont Mesorhizobium ciceri Ca181

A Yadav, RP Singh, AL Singh, M Singh - Archives of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Chickpea plant root colonizing bacteria Mesorhizobium ciceri Ca181 promotes plant growth
and development through symbiotic association with root nodules. The potentially beneficial …

[PDF][PDF] Particle-based simulation reveals macromolecular crowding effects on the Michaelis-Menten mechanism

DR Weilandt, V Hatzimanikatis - Biophysical journal, 2019 - cell.com
Many computational models for analyzing and predicting cell physiology rely on in vitro data
collected in dilute and controlled buffer solutions. However, this can mislead models …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of an au (I) N-heterocyclic Carbene compound as a bactericidal agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

J Wang, X Sun, Y Xie, Y Long, H Chen, X He… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) causes infections
that are difficult to treat, which is due to the bacterial resistance to antibiotics. We herein …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro characterization of Haemonchus contortus trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase and its immunomodulatory effects on peripheral blood mononuclear …

ZH Wen, XR Xie, MT Aleem, K Aimulajiang, C Chen… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP6) is a key enzyme in the
trehalose biosynthesis pathway. The accumulation of TPP6 inside the body is harmful to the …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-quorum sensing activity of Boerhavia diffusa against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

V Shravani, ASS Girija, M Krishnan, S Babu - Bioinformation, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the key virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
causes recalcitrant infections. Multi-drug resistance and biofilm formation seem to be …

Functional and structural analysis of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase from Burkholderia pseudomallei: Insights into the catalytic mechanism

S Suthisawat, LJ Gourlay, M Bolognesi… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the functional and structural characterization of trehalose-6-phosphate
phosphatase (TPP), from the Gram-negative bacterium B. pseudomallei that causes …

[HTML][HTML] A suicide inhibitor of nematode trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases

M Cross, M York, E Długosz, JH Straub… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Protein-based drug discovery strategies have the distinct advantage of providing insights
into the molecular mechanisms of chemical effectors. Currently, there are no known …

Structural Analysis of Binding Determinants of Salmonella typhimurium Trehalose-6-phosphate Phosphatase Using Ground-State Complexes

CM Harvey, KH O'Toole, C Liu, P Mariano… - Biochemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (T6PP) catalyzes the dephosphorylation of trehalose 6-
phosphate (T6P) to the disaccharide trehalose. The enzyme is not present in mammals but …

Characterisation of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases from bacterial pathogens

JH Kim, JW Kim, J Jo, JH Straub, M Cross… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The trehalose biosynthesis pathway has recently received attention for therapeutic
intervention combating infectious diseases caused by bacteria, helminths or fungi …