Publications by Tiziana Scrignari

Molecular insights into Vibrio cholerae’s intra-amoebal host-pathogen interactions

Graham Knott, Melanie Blokesch, Sandrine Stutzmann, Candice Stoudmann, Catherine Maclachlan, Natalia Carolina Drebes Dorr, Charles Ulric V Van der Henst, Tiziana Scrignari, Audrey Sophie Vanhove

Vibrio cholerae, which causes the diarrheal disease cholera, is a species of bacteria commonlyfound in aquatic habitats. Within such environments, the bacterium must defend itselfagainst predatory protozoan grazers. Amoebae are prominent grazers, withAcant ...

Nature Research2018

OprD Repression upon Metal Treatment Requires the RNA Chaperone Hfq in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Rodrigo Manuel Gonzalez, Tiziana Scrignari

The metal-specific CzcRS two-component system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is involved in the repression of the OprD porin, causing in turn carbapenem antibiotic resistance in the presence of high zinc concentration. It has also been shown that CzcR is able t ...

Mdpi Ag2016

Independent Regulation of Type VI Secretion in Vibrio cholerae by TfoX and TfoY

Melanie Blokesch, Sandrine Stutzmann, Noémie Matthey, Lisa Christina Metzger, Tiziana Scrignari, Charles Ulric V Van der Henst

Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) are nanomachines used for interbacterial killing and intoxication of eukaryotes. Although Vibrio cholerae is a model organism for structural studies on T6SSs, the underlying regulatory network is less understood. A recent ...

Elsevier2016

An intracellular replication niche for Vibrio cholerae in the amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii

Melanie Blokesch, Catherine Maclachlan, Tiziana Scrignari, Charles Ulric V Van der Henst

Vibrio cholerae is a human pathogen and the causative agent of cholera. The persistence of this bacterium in aquatic environments is a key epidemiological concern, as cholera is transmitted through contaminated water. Predatory protists, such as amoebae, a ...

Nature Publishing Group2015

The type VI secretion system of Vibrio cholerae fosters horizontal gene transfer

Melanie Blokesch, Lisa Christina Metzger, Tiziana Scrignari

Natural competence for transformation is a common mode of horizontal gene transfer and contributes to bacterial evolution. Transformation occurs through the uptake of external DNA and its integration into the genome. Here, we show that the type VI secretio ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2015