Ecotin: A versatile protease inhibitor of bacteria and eukaryotes

F De Meyer, A Carlier - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Serine protease inhibitors are a large family of proteins involved in important pathways and
processes, such as inflammatory responses and blood clotting. Most are characterized by a …

Trade-offs constrain adaptive pathways to type VI secretion system survival

KA MacGillivray, SL Ng, S Wiesenfeld, RL Guest… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Summary The Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) is a nano-harpoon used by many bacteria
to inject toxins into neighboring cells. While much is understood about mechanisms of T6SS …

A First Insight Into the Heat-Induced Changes in Proteomic Profiles of the Coral Symbiotic Bacterium Endozoicomonas montiporae

YF Chan, CY Chen, CY Lu, YC Tu, K Tandon… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endozoicomonas, a core bacterial group in corals, may also be a coral symbiont.
Endozoicomonas communities often decrease rapidly in corals under heat stress. However …

High throughput identification of genes conferring resistance or sensitivity to toxic effectors delivered by the type VI secretion system

SJ Hersch, RT Sejuty, K Manera, TG Dong - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The type six secretion system (T6SS) is a prevalent bacterial weapon delivering toxic
effector proteins into nearby competitors. In addition to immunity genes that protect against a …

Trade-offs constrain adaptive pathways to T6 survival

KA MacGillivray, SL Ng, S Wiesenfeld, RL Guest… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Many microbial communities are characterized by intense competition for nutrients and
space. One way for an organism to gain control of these resources is by eliminating nearby …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Evolutionary Origin and Biological Role of the Trypanosoma cruzi Ecotin-Like Molecule in Chagas' Disease

CM Santana, MM Fuhlendorf, FB Garcia… - New Advances in …, 2023 - intechopen.com
Enzymes called proteases play important roles in the physiology of all living organisms and
in the interaction of a parasite/symbiont with its host. Different types of peptidases act on …

Response of Endozoicomonas montiporae to heat stress and coral host lysates

Y Chan, CY Chen, CY Lu, YC Tu, K Tandon, S Shikina… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Endozoicomonas, a core bacterial group in corals, may also be a coral symbiont.
Endozoicomonas communities often decrease rapidly in corals under heat stress. However …