Nutritional immunity: the battle for nutrient metals at the host–pathogen interface

CC Murdoch, EP Skaar - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Trace metals are essential micronutrients required for survival across all kingdoms of life.
From bacteria to animals, metals have critical roles as both structural and catalytic cofactors …

Iron metabolism at the interface between host and pathogen: from nutritional immunity to antibacterial development

M Marchetti, O De Bei, S Bettati, B Campanini… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nutritional immunity is a form of innate immunity widespread in both vertebrates and
invertebrates. The term refers to a rich repertoire of mechanisms set up by the host to inhibit …

Cooperativity mediated by rationally selected combinations of human monoclonal antibodies targeting the henipavirus receptor binding protein

MP Doyle, N Kose, V Borisevich, E Binshtein, M Amaya… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Hendra virus and Nipah virus (NiV), members of the Henipavirus (HNV) genus, are zoonotic
paramyxoviruses known to cause severe disease across six mammalian orders, including …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting host deoxycytidine kinase attenuates Staphylococcus aureus virulence

V Winstel, ER Abt, CG Radu - ELife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Host-directed therapy (HDT) is an emerging approach to overcome antimicrobial resistance
in pathogenic microorganisms. Specifically, HDT targets host-encoded factors required for …

Biosynthesis, acquisition, regulation, and upcycling of heme: recent advances

F Yu, Z Wang, Z Zhang, J Zhou, J Li… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Heme, an iron-containing tetrapyrrole in hemoproteins, including: hemoglobin, myoglobin,
catalase, cytochrome c, and cytochrome P450, plays critical physiological roles in different …

Tryptic Shaving of Staphylococcus aureus Unveils Immunodominant Epitopes on the Bacterial Cell Surface

A Dreisbach, M Wang… - Journal of proteome …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus has become a major threat for human
health and well-being by developing resistance to antibiotics and by fast evolution into new …

Computational structure prediction for antibody-antigen complexes from hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry: Challenges and outlook

MH Tran, CT Schoeder, KL Schey, J Meiler - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although computational structure prediction has had great successes in recent years, it
regularly fails to predict the interactions of large protein complexes with residue-level …

Human VH1-69 Gene-Encoded Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus IsdB Use at Least Three Distinct Modes of Binding To Inhibit …

MR Bennett, J Dong, RG Bombardi, C Soto… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that infects nearly every human
tissue. Like most organisms, the acquisition of nutrient iron is necessary for its survival. One …

Targeting host deoxycytidine kinase mitigates Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation

V Winstel, ER Abt, TM Le, CG Radu - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Host-directed therapy (HDT) is an emerging approach to overcome antimicrobial resistance
in pathogenic microorganisms. Specifically, HDT targets host-encoded factors required for …

Simultaneous exposure to intracellular and extracellular photosensitizers for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections

SL Drury, AR Miller, CL Laut, AB Walter… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a serious threat to public health due to the rise of antibiotic
resistance in this organism, which can prolong or exacerbate skin and soft tissue infections …