[HTML][HTML] Microbiome and cancer

N Cullin, CA Antunes, R Straussman… - Cancer Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The human microbiome constitutes a complex multikingdom community that symbiotically
interacts with the host across multiple body sites. Host-microbiome interactions impact …

Structural and functional diversity of type IV secretion systems

TRD Costa, JB Patkowski, K Macé, PJ Christie… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Considerable progress has been made in recent years in the structural and molecular
biology of type IV secretion systems in Gram-negative bacteria. The latest advances have …

GABAA receptor signalling mechanisms revealed by structural pharmacology

S Masiulis, R Desai, T Uchański, I Serna Martin… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Type-A γ-aminobutyric (GABAA) receptors are ligand-gated chloride channels with a very
rich pharmacology. Some of their modulators, including benzodiazepines and general …

Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors—Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity in the Gastric Microenvironment

J Baj, A Forma, M Sitarz, P Portincasa, G Garruti… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer constitutes one of the most prevalent malignancies in both sexes; it is
currently the fourth major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The pathogenesis of …

Cryo-EM structure of the human α1β3γ2 GABAA receptor in a lipid bilayer

D Laverty, R Desai, T Uchański, S Masiulis, WJ Stec… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Type A γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
and the main drivers of fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the vertebrate nervous system …

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

Type IV secretion in Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria

E Grohmann, PJ Christie, G Waksman… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) are versatile multiprotein nanomachines spanning the
entire cell envelope in Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria. They play important …

Molecular anatomy and pathogenic actions of Helicobacter pylori CagA that underpin gastric carcinogenesis

A Takahashi-Kanemitsu, CT Knight… - Cellular & molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori cagA-positive strains is the strongest risk factor for
gastric cancer. The cagA gene product, CagA, is delivered into gastric epithelial cells via the …

Multi-layered prevention and treatment of chronic inflammation, organ fibrosis and cancer associated with canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling activation

M Katoh - International journal of molecular medicine, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
β-catenin/CTNNB1 is an intracellular scaffold protein that interacts with adhesion molecules
(E-cadherin/CDH1, N-cadherin/CDH2, VE-cadherin/CDH5 and α-catenins), transmembrane …

The role of the tumor microbe microenvironment in the tumor immune microenvironment: bystander, activator, or inhibitor?

J Ma, L Huang, D Hu, S Zeng, Y Han… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2021 - Springer
The efficacy of cancer immunotherapy largely depends on the tumor microenvironment,
especially the tumor immune microenvironment. Emerging studies have claimed that …