Enterobacterial common antigen: synthesis and function of an enigmatic molecule

AK Rai, AM Mitchell - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria poses a barrier to antibiotic entry due
to its high impermeability. Thus, there is an urgent need to study the function and biogenesis …

Only time will tell: lipopolysaccharide glycoform and biofilm-formation kinetics in Salmonella species and Escherichia coli

M Laekas-Hameder, F Daigle - Journal of bacteriology, 2024 - journals.asm.org
In Gram-negative bacteria, LPS (lipopolysaccharide) has been thoroughly characterized and
has been shown to play a major role in pathogenesis and bacterial defense. In Salmonella …

Cyclic enterobacterial common antigen maintains the outer membrane permeability barrier of Escherichia coli in a manner controlled by YhdP

AM Mitchell, T Srikumar, TJ Silhavy - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gram-negative bacteria have an outer membrane (OM) impermeable to many toxic
compounds that can be further strengthened during stress. In Enterobacteriaceae, the …

A genome-wide screen for bacterial envelope biogenesis mutants identifies a novel factor involved in cell wall precursor metabolism

C Paradis-Bleau, G Kritikos, K Orlova, A Typas… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is a formidable barrier that is difficult for
antimicrobial drugs to penetrate. Thus, the list of treatments effective against these …

Lipopolysaccharide-Linked Enterobacterial Common Antigen (ECALPS) Occurs in Rough Strains of Escherichia coli R1, R2, and R4

A Maciejewska, M Kaszowska, W Jachymek… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) is a conserved surface antigen characteristic for
Enterobacteriaceae. It is consisting of trisaccharide repeating unit,→ 3)-α-d-Fuc p 4NAc-(1→ …

LPS modification promotes maintenance of Yersinia pestis in fleas

KL Aoyagi, BD Brooks, SW Bearden… - …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, can be transmitted by fleas by two different
mechanisms: by early-phase transmission (EPT), which occurs shortly after flea infection, or …

First evidence for a covalent linkage between enterobacterial common antigen and lipopolysaccharide in Shigella sonnei phase II ECALPS

TK Gozdziewicz, C Lugowski, J Lukasiewicz - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) is expressed by Gram-negative bacteria belonging
to Enterobacteriaceae, including emerging drug-resistant pathogens such as Escherichia …

Interaction of human mannose-binding lectin (MBL) with Yersinia enterocolitica lipopolysaccharide

K Kasperkiewicz, AS Swierzko… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is involved in the interaction between Gram-negative
pathogenic bacteria and host. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), complement-activating soluble …

Expression of the Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS O-antigen and outer core gene clusters is RfaH-dependent

K Leskinen, M Varjosalo, Z Li, CM Li… - …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
The antiterminator RfaH is required for the expression of LPS, capsule, haemolysin,
exotoxin, haemin uptake receptor and F pilus. As these structures are critical for bacterial …

Serological characterization of the enterobacterial common antigen substitution of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia enterocolitica O : 3

M Noszczyńska, K Kasperkiewicz, KA Duda… - …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) is a polysaccharide present in all members of
Enterobacteriaceae anchored either via phosphatidylglycerol (PG) or LPS to the outer leaflet …