Mollicutes : molecular biology and pathogenesis / / edited by Glenn F. Browning, Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterninary Science, the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Christine Citti, INRA, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse and UMR 1225 Interactions Hôtes-Agents Pathogènes, Toulouse, France |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 579.3135 |
Soggetto topico |
Mycoplasmatales
Bacterial genetics Virulence (Microbiology) Mycoplasma diseases |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-908230-93-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Current books of interest; Preface; 1: The Contentious Taxonomy of Mollicutes; Paths to the present; Current controversies; Genome sequence-based taxonomy: a path to the future?; 2: Genomic Mosaics; The Mollicutes in the era of genomics; General features of Mycoplasma genomes; The impact of horizontal gene transfer on Mycoplasma genomics; Conclusions; 3: Molecular Genetic Tools for Mollicutes; Introduction; Transformation of Mollicutes; Random mutagenesis through transposition; Targeted mutagenesis through homologous recombination; Production of unmarked mutations
Vectors for gene expression/disruption in MollicutesGene expression in Mollicutes; Discussion; 4: Identification and Characterization of Virulence Genes in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Adhesins; Invasion; Toxin production; Mimicry; Immune evasion; Immunostimulation; Immunosuppression; Multifunctional proteins; Protein secretion; Scavenging complex nutrients; Other virulence factors; Regulation of virulence genes; Challenges for the future; 5: Post-translational Modification of Proteins in the Mollicutes; Introduction; Post-translational protein processing plays a key role in protein secretion Signal sequences are critical for trafficking proteins to secretion pathwaysAre signal sequences removed from secreted mycoplasma proteins?; Signal sequences are removed from secreted proteins in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Evidence that proteins are subject to endoproteolytic cleavage in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Signal sequences are not removed during secretion of large mass adhesins in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Why are adhesins targets of endoproteolytic cleavage?; Processing of lipoproteins; Endoproteolytic processing in Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Protein phosphorylation and acetylation 6: Multifunctional Cytoadherence FactorsIntroduction; Cytoadherence factors; Non-proteinaceous cytoadherence factors with multiple functions; Membrane proteins as cytoadhesins; Cytoadhesins that are variable in phase, size and antigenicity; Cytoadhesins that help to move; Immune evasion; MSCRAMMs; Mimicry; Secreted cytoadhesins; Moonlighting cytoadhesins; Vice versa: cytoplasmic factors with cytoadhesive functions; 7: The Glycocalyx of Mollicutes; Introduction; Capsule; Polysaccharides; Glycoproteins; Glycolipids; Glycoconjugate synthesis machinery; Summary 8: Glycosidase Activity in MollicutesIntroduction; Virulence-associated glycosidases in Mycoplasmas; Putative roles in cellular biology or disease processes of mycoplasmas; Acquisition, diversity and evolutionary fitness; Therapeutic potential; 9: Current Insights into Phase and Antigenic Variation in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Genetic mechanisms of Mycoplasma phase and antigenic variation at glance; Genetic events mediating phase and antigenic variation in selected Mycoplasma species; Biological role and significance of mycoplasma surface antigenic variation; Outlook and future perspectives 10: Spiroplasma Transmission from Insects to Plants |
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Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mollicutes : molecular biology and pathogenesis / / edited by Glenn F. Browning, Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterninary Science, the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Christine Citti, INRA, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse and UMR 1225 Interactions Hôtes-Agents Pathogènes, Toulouse, France |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 579.3135 |
Soggetto topico |
Mycoplasmatales
Bacterial genetics Virulence (Microbiology) Mycoplasma diseases |
ISBN | 1-908230-93-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Current books of interest; Preface; 1: The Contentious Taxonomy of Mollicutes; Paths to the present; Current controversies; Genome sequence-based taxonomy: a path to the future?; 2: Genomic Mosaics; The Mollicutes in the era of genomics; General features of Mycoplasma genomes; The impact of horizontal gene transfer on Mycoplasma genomics; Conclusions; 3: Molecular Genetic Tools for Mollicutes; Introduction; Transformation of Mollicutes; Random mutagenesis through transposition; Targeted mutagenesis through homologous recombination; Production of unmarked mutations
Vectors for gene expression/disruption in MollicutesGene expression in Mollicutes; Discussion; 4: Identification and Characterization of Virulence Genes in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Adhesins; Invasion; Toxin production; Mimicry; Immune evasion; Immunostimulation; Immunosuppression; Multifunctional proteins; Protein secretion; Scavenging complex nutrients; Other virulence factors; Regulation of virulence genes; Challenges for the future; 5: Post-translational Modification of Proteins in the Mollicutes; Introduction; Post-translational protein processing plays a key role in protein secretion Signal sequences are critical for trafficking proteins to secretion pathwaysAre signal sequences removed from secreted mycoplasma proteins?; Signal sequences are removed from secreted proteins in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Evidence that proteins are subject to endoproteolytic cleavage in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Signal sequences are not removed during secretion of large mass adhesins in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Why are adhesins targets of endoproteolytic cleavage?; Processing of lipoproteins; Endoproteolytic processing in Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Protein phosphorylation and acetylation 6: Multifunctional Cytoadherence FactorsIntroduction; Cytoadherence factors; Non-proteinaceous cytoadherence factors with multiple functions; Membrane proteins as cytoadhesins; Cytoadhesins that are variable in phase, size and antigenicity; Cytoadhesins that help to move; Immune evasion; MSCRAMMs; Mimicry; Secreted cytoadhesins; Moonlighting cytoadhesins; Vice versa: cytoplasmic factors with cytoadhesive functions; 7: The Glycocalyx of Mollicutes; Introduction; Capsule; Polysaccharides; Glycoproteins; Glycolipids; Glycoconjugate synthesis machinery; Summary 8: Glycosidase Activity in MollicutesIntroduction; Virulence-associated glycosidases in Mycoplasmas; Putative roles in cellular biology or disease processes of mycoplasmas; Acquisition, diversity and evolutionary fitness; Therapeutic potential; 9: Current Insights into Phase and Antigenic Variation in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Genetic mechanisms of Mycoplasma phase and antigenic variation at glance; Genetic events mediating phase and antigenic variation in selected Mycoplasma species; Biological role and significance of mycoplasma surface antigenic variation; Outlook and future perspectives 10: Spiroplasma Transmission from Insects to Plants |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787657203321 |
Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mollicutes : molecular biology and pathogenesis / / edited by Glenn F. Browning, Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterninary Science, the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Christine Citti, INRA, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse and UMR 1225 Interactions Hôtes-Agents Pathogènes, Toulouse, France |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
Disciplina | 579.3135 |
Soggetto topico |
Mycoplasmatales
Bacterial genetics Virulence (Microbiology) Mycoplasma diseases |
ISBN | 1-908230-93-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Current books of interest; Preface; 1: The Contentious Taxonomy of Mollicutes; Paths to the present; Current controversies; Genome sequence-based taxonomy: a path to the future?; 2: Genomic Mosaics; The Mollicutes in the era of genomics; General features of Mycoplasma genomes; The impact of horizontal gene transfer on Mycoplasma genomics; Conclusions; 3: Molecular Genetic Tools for Mollicutes; Introduction; Transformation of Mollicutes; Random mutagenesis through transposition; Targeted mutagenesis through homologous recombination; Production of unmarked mutations
Vectors for gene expression/disruption in MollicutesGene expression in Mollicutes; Discussion; 4: Identification and Characterization of Virulence Genes in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Adhesins; Invasion; Toxin production; Mimicry; Immune evasion; Immunostimulation; Immunosuppression; Multifunctional proteins; Protein secretion; Scavenging complex nutrients; Other virulence factors; Regulation of virulence genes; Challenges for the future; 5: Post-translational Modification of Proteins in the Mollicutes; Introduction; Post-translational protein processing plays a key role in protein secretion Signal sequences are critical for trafficking proteins to secretion pathwaysAre signal sequences removed from secreted mycoplasma proteins?; Signal sequences are removed from secreted proteins in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Evidence that proteins are subject to endoproteolytic cleavage in Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Signal sequences are not removed during secretion of large mass adhesins in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Why are adhesins targets of endoproteolytic cleavage?; Processing of lipoproteins; Endoproteolytic processing in Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Protein phosphorylation and acetylation 6: Multifunctional Cytoadherence FactorsIntroduction; Cytoadherence factors; Non-proteinaceous cytoadherence factors with multiple functions; Membrane proteins as cytoadhesins; Cytoadhesins that are variable in phase, size and antigenicity; Cytoadhesins that help to move; Immune evasion; MSCRAMMs; Mimicry; Secreted cytoadhesins; Moonlighting cytoadhesins; Vice versa: cytoplasmic factors with cytoadhesive functions; 7: The Glycocalyx of Mollicutes; Introduction; Capsule; Polysaccharides; Glycoproteins; Glycolipids; Glycoconjugate synthesis machinery; Summary 8: Glycosidase Activity in MollicutesIntroduction; Virulence-associated glycosidases in Mycoplasmas; Putative roles in cellular biology or disease processes of mycoplasmas; Acquisition, diversity and evolutionary fitness; Therapeutic potential; 9: Current Insights into Phase and Antigenic Variation in Mycoplasmas; Introduction; Genetic mechanisms of Mycoplasma phase and antigenic variation at glance; Genetic events mediating phase and antigenic variation in selected Mycoplasma species; Biological role and significance of mycoplasma surface antigenic variation; Outlook and future perspectives 10: Spiroplasma Transmission from Insects to Plants |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824331303321 |
Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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