Full Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Requires OprF

L Fito-Boncompte, A Chapalain… - Infection and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
OprF is a general outer membrane porin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a well-known human
opportunistic pathogen associated with severe hospital-acquired sepsis and chronic lung …

Alternative folding pathways of the major porin OprF of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

E Sugawara, K Nagano, H Nikaido - The FEBS journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
OprF is the major porin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and allows very slow, nonspecific,
diffusion of solutes. The low permeability of this porin channel is a major factor that …

Pushing beyond the Envelope: the Potential Roles of OprF in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Pathogenicity

EK Cassin, BS Tseng - Journal of bacteriology, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to form biofilms, which are communities of cells
encased in a self-produced extracellular matrix, protects the cells from antibiotics and the …

[HTML][HTML] The absence of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa OprF protein leads to increased biofilm formation through variation in c-di-GMP level

E Bouffartigues, JA Moscoso, R Duchesne… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
OprF is the major outer membrane porin in bacteria belonging to the Pseudomonas genus.
In previous studies, we have shown that OprF is required for full virulence expression of the …

Roles of the Carboxy-Terminal Half of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Major Outer Membrane Protein OprF in Cell Shape, Growth in Low-Osmolarity Medium, and …

EG Rawling, FSL Brinkman… - Journal of bacteriology, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
OprF, the major outer membrane protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is multifunctional in
that it can act as a nonspecific porin, plays a role in the maintenance of cell shape, and is …

The outer membrane protein OprQ and adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to human fibronectin

A Arhin, C Boucher - Microbiology, 2010 - microbiologyresearch.org
Outer membrane proteins of the Gram-negative organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa play a
significant role in membrane permeability, antibiotic resistance, nutrient uptake, and …

Effect of rpoS Mutation on the Stress Response and Expression of Virulence Factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SJ Suh, L Silo-Suh, DE Woods, DJ Hassett… - Journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The sigma factor RpoS (ςS) has been described as a general stress response regulator that
controls the expression of genes which confer increased resistance to various stresses in …

Epitope mapping of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa major outer membrane porin protein OprF

EG Rawling, NL Martin, RE Hancock - Infection and immunity, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa major outer membrane protein OprF has been proposed for
use as a vaccine and as a target for immunotherapeutic and diagnostic monoclonal …

[HTML][HTML] Recombinant N-terminal outer membrane porin (OprF) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a promising vaccine candidate against both P. aeruginosa and some …

M Bahey-El-Din, SA Mohamed, SA Sheweita… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an evolving pathogen which can cause serious infections
especially to immunocompromised patients. Its high resistance profile to antibiotics results in …

Quorum sensing: dynamic response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to external signals

VE Wagner, JG Frelinger, RK Barth, BH Iglewski - Trends in microbiology, 2006 - cell.com
A recent study suggests that the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can
actively monitor the host immune system. The P. aeruginosa outer membrane protein OprF …