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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2006

Mapping the pathways to staphylococcal pathogenesis by comparative secretomics.

M J J B Sibbald, A K Ziebandt, S Engelmann, M Hecker, A de Jong, H J M Harmsen, G C Raangs, I Stokroos, J P Arends, J Y F Dubois and 1 more

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers.

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119 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

M J J B SibbaldDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
A K Ziebandt
S Engelmann
M Hecker
A de Jong
H J M Harmsen
G C Raangs
I Stokroos
J P Arends
J Y F Dubois
J M van Dijl

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent component of the human microbial flora that can turn into a dangerous pathogen. As such, this organism is capable of infecting almost every tissue and organ system in the human body. It does so by actively exporting a variety of virulence factors to the cell surface and extracellular milieu. Upon reaching their respective destinations, these virulence factors have pivotal roles in the colonization and subversion of the human host. It is therefore of major importance to obtain a clear understanding of the protein transport pathways that are active in S. aureus. The present review aims to provide a state-of-the-art roadmap of staphylococcal secretomes, which include both protein transport pathways and the extracytoplasmic proteins of these organisms. Specifically, an overview is presented of the exported virulence factors, pathways for protein transport, signals for cellular protein retention or secretion, and the exoproteomes of different S. aureus isolates. The focus is on S. aureus, but comparisons with Staphylococcus epidermidis and other gram-positive bacteria, such as Bacillus subtilis, are included where appropriate. Importantly, the results of genomic and proteomic studies on S. aureus secretomes are integrated through a comparative "secretomics" approach, resulting in the first definition of the core and variant secretomes of this bacterium. While the core secretome seems to be largely employed for general housekeeping functions which are necessary to thrive in particular niches provided by the human host, the variant secretome seems to contain the "gadgets" that S. aureus needs to conquer these well-protected niches.

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Bacterial ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronProtein TransportProteomicsSignal TransductionStaphylococcusStaphylococcus aureusVirulenceBacterial Proteins

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PMID16959968
PMCPMC1594592

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