Listeria monocytogenes is a food‐borne bacterium that causes gastroenteritis, meningitis, or
abortion. L. monocytogenes induces its internalization (entry) into human cells and either …

Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness, especially in susceptible populations, including
children, pregnant women, and elderlies. The disease can occur in two forms: non-invasive …

Orofacial clefts (OFCs) represent a large fraction of human birth defects and are one of the
most common phenotypes affected by large copy number variants (CNVs). Due to the limited …

Abstract The Gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular
pathogen whose virulence depends on its ability to spread from cell to cell within an infected …

The mature phagosome of macrophages is a hostile environment for the vast majority of
phagocytosed microbes. In addition to active destruction of the engulfed microbes by …

Salmonella presents a global public health concern. Central to Salmonella pathogenicity is
an ability to subvert host defences through strategically targeting host proteins implicated in …

The bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes induces its internalization (entry) into
intestinal epithelial cells through interaction of its surface protein, internalin A (InlA), with the …

Simple Summary Various microbial pathogens target the actin-binding protein cortactin to
promote their own uptake, proliferation and spread, and exhibit proposed roles in human …

Many microbial pathogens co‐opt or perturb host membrane trafficking pathways. This
review covers recent examples in which microbes interact with host exocytosis, the fusion of …

Listeria monocytogenes crossing the blood-brain barrier in the form of “Trojan Horse” is of
great significance for the establishment of bacterial encephalitis and meningitis. Induction of …