Lifestyle transitions and adaptive pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

M Valentini, D Gonzalez, DAI Mavridou… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes acute and chronic infections in
humans.•Virulence factors are co-regulated with lifestyles.•The Gac/Rsm cascade regulates …

Two-component systems required for virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

VI Francis, EC Stevenson, SL Porter - FEMS microbiology letters, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile opportunistic pathogen capable of infecting a broad
range of hosts, in addition to thriving in a broad range of environmental conditions outside of …

[HTML][HTML] Local c-di-GMP signaling in the control of synthesis of the E. coli biofilm exopolysaccharide pEtN-cellulose

AM Richter, A Possling, N Malysheva, KP Yousef… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
In many bacteria, the biofilm-promoting second messenger c-di-GMP is produced and
degraded by multiple diguanylate cyclases (DGC) and phosphodiesterases (PDE) …

Negative regulation of biofilm formation by nitric oxide sensing proteins

S Anantharaman, D Guercio… - Biochemical Society …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Biofilm-based infections pose a serious threat to public health. Biofilms are surface-attached
communities of microorganisms, most commonly bacteria and yeast, residing in an …

Multikinase networks: two-component signaling networks integrating multiple stimuli

VI Francis, SL Porter - Annual review of microbiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Bacteria depend on two-component systems to detect and respond to threats. Simple
pathways comprise a single sensor kinase (SK) that detects a signal and activates a …

Controlling biofilm development through cyclic di-GMP signaling

S Park, K Sauer - Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Biology, Pathogenesis and …, 2022 - Springer
The cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) second messenger represents a signaling system that
regulates many bacterial behaviors and is of key importance for driving the lifestyle switch …

Molecular and structural facets of c-di-GMP signalling associated with biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

P Banerjee, PK Sahoo, A Adhikary, R Ruhal… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and is the primary cause of
nosocomial infections. Biofilm formation by this organism results in chronic and hard to …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV minor pilins and PilY1 regulate virulence by modulating FimS-AlgR activity

VA Marko, SLN Kilmury, LT MacNeil… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Type IV pili are expressed by a wide range of prokaryotes, including the opportunistic
pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These flexible fibres mediate twitching motility, biofilm …

Regulation and controlling the motility properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

F Khan, DTN Pham, SF Oloketuyi, YM Kim - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Chronic infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been a major concern as their
spread and mortality continue to be on the rise. These infections are majorly attributed to …

Multiple communication mechanisms between sensor kinases are crucial for virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

VI Francis, EM Waters, SE Finton-James, A Gori… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Bacteria and many non-metazoan Eukaryotes respond to stresses and threats using two-
component systems (TCSs) comprising sensor kinases (SKs) and response regulators …