The Isd (iron-regulated surface determinant) system is a multiprotein transporter that allows bacterium Staphylococcus aureus to take up iron from hemoglobin (Hb) during human infection. In this system, IsdB is a cell wall-anchored surface protein that contains two near iron
Infection and immunity, 82(6), 2448-2459 (2014-04-02)
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that is a commensal of humans and an opportunistic pathogen. It can cause a spectrum of infections, including those that are associated with the ability to form biofilm, such as occurs with endocarditis or
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 55(3), 266-277 (2014-04-12)
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that drives phenotype and that can be altered by environmental exposures including radiation. The majority of human radiation exposures occur in a relatively low dose range; however, the biological response to low dose radiation
Hyperphosphatemia in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) necessitates the use of phosphate binders. This in vitro study assessed phosphate binding and Fe release properties of the novel iron-based phosphate binder PA21. Phosphate adsorption and Fe release were assessed under conditions
Infection and immunity, 82(6), 2356-2367 (2014-03-26)
Hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) strains are an emerging variant of "classical" K. pneumoniae (cKP) that cause organ and life-threatening infection in healthy individuals. An understanding of hvKP-specific virulence mechanisms that enabled evolution from cKP is limited. Observations by our
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