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ArticleCell host & microbe2021

Systematic reconstruction of an effector-gene network reveals determinants of Salmonella cellular and tissue tropism.

Didi Chen, Wesley B Burford, Giang Pham, Lishu Zhang, Laura T Alto, James M Ertelt, Maria G Winter, Sebastian E Winter, Sing Sing Way, Neal M Alto

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Didi ChenDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Wesley B BurfordDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Giang PhamDivision of Infectious Diseases, Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Lishu ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Laura T AltoDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
James M ErteltDivision of Infectious Diseases, Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Maria G WinterDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Sebastian E WinterDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Sing Sing WayDivision of Infectious Diseases, Center for Inflammation and Tolerance, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Neal M AltoDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: neal.alto@utsouthwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

Type III effector regulation of host signal transduction systemsR01AI083359 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ALTO, NEAL MATHEW · 2009 to 2024
$6.3M
Immunological identity redefined by genetically foreign microchimeric cellsDP1AI131080 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WAY, SING SING · 2016 to 2020
$5.5M
Central metabolism of Salmonella in the inflamed gutR01AI118807 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Sebastian E Winter · 2015 to 2026
$5.3M
Spinning Disk Confocal for UT SouthwesternS10OD028630 · OD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUBY-PHELPS, KATHERINE J · 2020 to 2020
$600k
Type III effector regulation of host GTPase signalingR56AI083359 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ALTO, NEAL MATHEW · 2014 to 2014
$452k
TEM for UT Southwestern Electron Microscopy Core FacilityS10OD021685 · OD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUBY-PHELPS, KATHERINE J · 2017 to 2017
$398k
NIAID NIH HHS DP1 AI131080NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI083359NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI118807NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI083359NIH HHS S10 OD021685NIH HHS S10 OD028630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The minimal genetic requirements for microbes to survive within multiorganism communities, including host-pathogen interactions, remain poorly understood. Here, we combined targeted gene mutagenesis with phenotype-guided genetic reassembly to identify a cooperative network of SPI-2 T3SS effector genes that are sufficient for Salmonella Typhimurium (STm) to cause disease in a natural host organism. Five SPI-2 effector genes support pathogen survival within the host cell cytoplasm by coordinating bacterial replication with Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV) division. Unexpectedly, this minimal genetic repertoire does not support STm systemic infection of mice. In vivo screening revealed a second effector-gene network, encoded by the spv operon, that expands the life cycle of STm from growth in cells to deep-tissue colonization in a murine model of typhoid fever. Comparison between Salmonella infection models suggests how cooperation between effector genes drives tissue tropism in a pathogen group.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCytoplasmFemaleGenomic IslandsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobial ViabilityOperonSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumTropismType III Secretion SystemsBacterial ProteinsType III Secretion Systemsbacterial pathogenesiseffector proteinsSalmonella TyphimuriumsifAsopD2SPI-2 T3SSspv locussseFsseGsteA

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PMID34536347
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