Modulation of host immune defenses by aeromonas and yersinia species: Convergence on toxins secreted by various secretion systems

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Rosenzweig, Jason A ^a   Chopra, Ashok K ^b,c  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

3; Actin cytoskeleton; And 6 secretion systems; Apoptosis; Effector proteins; Pyroptosis; Type 2

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15; ENTEROTOXIN; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; GALECTIN 3; GUANYLATE KINASE; HEMOLYSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED KINASE 4; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN J; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 23; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA ACTIVATED KINASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; AEROMONAS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL SIGNALING ASSAY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; YERSINIA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; ARTICLE; EFFECTOR PROTEINS; PYROPTOSIS; TYPE 2-, -3, AND -6 SECRETION SYSTEMS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; APOPTOSIS; EFFECTOR PROTEINS; PYROPTOSIS; TYPE 2-, -3, AND -6 SECRETION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84897926077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00070     Document Type: Review

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