ADP-ribosylation, a multifaceted posttranslational modification involved in the control of cell physiology in health and disease

B Lüscher, M Bütepage, L Eckei, S Krieg… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) regulate protein functions and interactions. ADP-
ribosylation is a PTM, in which ADP-ribosyltransferases use nicotinamide adenine …

Bacterial protein toxins that modify host regulatory GTPases

K Aktories - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Many bacterial pathogens produce protein toxins to outmanoeuvre the immune system of
the host. Some of these proteins target regulatory GTPases such as those belonging to the …

Novel bacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins: structure and function

NC Simon, K Aktories, JT Barbieri - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
Bacterial ADP-ribosyltransferase toxins (bARTTs) transfer ADP-ribose to eukaryotic proteins
to promote bacterial pathogenesis. In this Review, we use prototype bARTTs, such as …

Bacterial cytotoxins: targeting eukaryotic switches

K Aktories, JT Barbieri - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005 - nature.com
Many bacterial cytotoxins act on eukaryotic cells by targeting the regulators that are involved
in controlling the cytoskeleton or by directly modifying actin, with members of the Rho …

Clostridial toxins

MR Popoff, P Bouvet - Future microbiology, 2009 - Future Medicine
Clostridia produce the highest number of toxins of any type of bacteria and are involved in
severe diseases in humans and other animals. Most of the clostridial toxins are pore-forming …

Rho GTPases: promising cellular targets for novel anticancer drugs

G Fritz, B Kaina - Current cancer drug targets, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Ras-homologous (Rho) GTPases play a pivotal role in the regulation of numerous cellular
functions associated with malignant transformation and metastasis. Rho GTPases are …

Local inhibition of Rho signaling by cell-permeable recombinant protein BA-210 prevents secondary damage and promotes functional recovery following acute spinal …

S Lord-Fontaine, F Yang, Q Diep, P Dergham… - Journal of …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to robust Rho activation at the lesion site. Here, we
demonstrate that BA-210, a cell-permeable fusion protein derived from C3 transferase …

RhoGDIs revisited: novel roles in Rho regulation

E Dransart, B Olofsson, J Cherfils - Traffic, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Small GTP‐binding proteins of the Rho/Rac/Cdc42 family combine their GDP/GTP cycle,
regulated by guanine nucleotide‐exchange factors and GTPase‐activating proteins, to a …

[图书][B] Handbook on clostridia

P Dürre - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Clostridia is one of the largest bacterial genera with an enormous potential for biotechnical
and medical applications. Despite growing scientific, medical, and industrial interest …

Role of the small Rho GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 in host cell invasion of Campylobacter jejuni

M Krause‐Gruszczynska, M Rohde… - Cellular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Host cell invasion of the food‐borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is one of the primary
reasons of tissue damage in humans but molecular mechanisms are widely unclear. Here …