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  • 1
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    DNA Sequence Conservation and Diversity in Transposable Element IS605 of Helicobacter pylori (1998)
    Cambridge, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Inc, Boston, USA
    Helicobacter 3 (1998), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. IS605, a transposable element-like sequence identified in the virulence-associated cag region of Helicobacter pylori reference strain NCTC11638, is unusual in containing two oppositely-oriented open reading frames whose products are homologues of the single transposases of the unrelated elements, IS200 and IS1341. Methods. One hundred independent H. pylori isolates from different parts of the world were screened by PCR and dot blot hybridization to determine the presence of IS605. For some positive isolates, southern hybridizations and sequence analyses were done. Results. Of the 100 isolates, 31 were found to contain sequences related to each ORF with orientation and spacing matching those in canonical IS605-hybridizing sequences. No isolate containing just one ORF and not the other was found. The frequencies of IS605 carriage were independent of geographical origin (U.S. vs. non-U.S.), and of the probable virulence of the isolate (cag status, toxin production or vacA alleles, patient symptoms). Southern blot hybridization of six IS605-containing strains revealed one to nine IS605 copies per genome. Two types of DNA sequence diversity were found: first, a specific 100 bp deletion in two isolates; second, base substitution divergence of 0.4% to 7.5% in pairwise comparisons among the eight isolates characterized, a level of divergence similar to that seen in other H. pylori chromosomal genes. Conclusions. Based on these findings, we speculate that IS605 is a relatively ancient component of the H. pylori gene pool that has proliferated in this species by horizontal gene transfer, homologous recombination, and transposition.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.1998.08011.x
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    Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to the Bactericidal Activity of Human Serum (1996)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Helicobacter 1 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background.Human serum represents an important barrier to the entry of most mucosal organisms into tissues and to the systemic circulation. If at all present, Helicobacter pylori within gastric tissue is rare, and bacteremia for this organism has been described only once. Methods. To assess the susceptibility of H. pylori to the bactericidal activity present in normal human serum (NHS), we examined 13 H. pylori isolates. To assess the contributions of the classical and alternative complement pathways to killing, we added either C2-deficient or factor B-deficient serum, respectively, to heat-inactivated NHS. Also we assessed the ability of the strains to bind 125I-C3. Results.After incubation for 60 minutes at 37°C, all 13 H. pylori strains were killed by NHS; heating to 56°C for 30 minutes ablated killing, indicating complement dependence for this phenomenon. In the absence of an antibody source, there was no killing when either an alternative or classical complement pathway source was used. Adding B-deficient serum to heat-inactivated normal human serum did not restore killing, but adding C2-deficient serum permitted partial killing. All of the 13 strains bound 125I-C3. Although the kinetics varied from strain to strain, C3 bound was significantly correlated (r= 0.61, p= 0.03) with serum susceptibility. Conclusions. H. pylori are susceptible to complement, alternative pathway activation appears critical, and C3 binding is a major locus of variability.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.1996.tb00005.x
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    Analysis of hopQ alleles in East Asian and Western strains of Helicobacter pylori (2005)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    FEMS microbiology letters 251 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1574-6968
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Helicobacter pylori hopQ (omp27) alleles exhibit a high level of genetic diversity, and certain hopQ genotypes have been associated with an increased risk for peptic ulcer disease. In this study, we analyzed hopQ alleles in H. pylori strains from East Asia and the United States. Phylogenetic analysis indicated the presence of two highly divergent families of hopQ alleles, without evidence of extensive recombination. Type I hopQ alleles from Western and Asian H. pylori strains were similar, and markedly different from type II hopQ alleles. Analyses of synonymous and non-synonymous nucleotide substitutions suggested that there is a positive selection for HopQ amino acid diversity. Type II hopQ alleles were identified commonly in Western H. pylori strains, but rarely in East Asian strains. Nearly all of the East Asian strains analyzed were cagA-positive and contained type I hopQ alleles. Geographic variation in the genetic characteristics of H. pylori strains may be a factor contributing to geographic variation in gastric cancer incidence.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.07.023
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    Analysis of iceA1 transcription in Helicobacter pylori (2000)
    Boston, MA, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 5 (2000), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. Transcription of the Helicobacter pylori iceA1 gene is induced following adherence of the bacterium to gastric epithelial cells in vitro, suggesting that this gene might be involved in H. pylori pathogenesis. Consequently, the current studies were undertaken to characterize iceA1 transcription and to define the structure of iceA1-containing transcripts to evaluate the potential of this gene to encode functional proteins.Materials and Methods. Northern blots and primer extension of RNA isolated from broth-grown cultures of various H. pylori strains was done to analyze iceA1-specific gene transcription. Reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR was used to determine the levels of iceA1 transcripts derived from readthrough transcription that was initiated upstream of iceA1 within the 5′-flanking cysE gene.Results. Three major transcripts were detected and each was initiated from a common promoter, designated PI. Two of these transcripts were comprised of iceA1 sequence, while a third transcript was dicistronic and included the downstream gene, hpyIM. In addition, 10-fold lower levels of iceA1 transcripts were initiated upstream of PI, either within or immediately downstream of cysE.Conclusions. The present analysis suggests that iceA1 does not encode a functional protein in the majority of H. pylori strains. However, transcription of hpyIM, which encodes a highly conserved DNA adenine methyltransferase, is linked to iceA1 transcription. Therefore, iceA1 may affect H. pylori virulence in vivo through transcriptional regulation of hpyIM expression levels, which may result in specific variations in DNA methylation patterns leading to alteration in the expression of genes involved in virulence or pathogenesis.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5378.2000.00008.x
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    Linking Helicobacter pylori to gastric cancer (2000)
    [s.l.] : Nature America Inc.
    Nature medicine 6 (2000), S. 376-377 
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    ISSN: 1546-170X
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: [Auszug] Helicobacter pylori, a once-ubiquitous colonizer of the human stomach, is capable of persisting in its host for life. The incidence of H. pylori has recently decreased in Westernized countries, but this trend has demonstrated that H. pylori carriers are at increased risk of developing peptic ulcer ...
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/74627
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    IV. Molecular biology of S-layers (1997)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    FEMS microbiology reviews 20 (1997), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1574-6976
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: In this chapter we report on the molecular biology of crystalline surface layers of different bacterial groups. The limited information indicates that there are many variations on a common theme. Sequence variety, antigenic diversity, gene expression, rearrangements, influence of environmental factors and applied aspects are addressed. There is considerable variety in the S-layer composition, which was elucidated by sequence analysis of the corresponding genes. In Corynebacterium glutamicum one major cell wall protein is responsible for the formation of a highly ordered, hexagonal array. In contrast, two abundant surface proteins form the S-layer of Bacillus anthracis. Each protein possesses three S-layer homology motifs and one protein could be a virulence factor. The antigenic diversity and ABC transporters are important features, which have been studied in methanogenic archaea. The expression of the S-layer components is controlled by three genes in the case of Thermus thermophilus. One has repressor activity on the S-layer gene promoter, the second codes for the S-layer protein. The rearrangement by reciprocal recombination was investigated in Campylobacter fetus. 7–8 S-layer proteins with a high degree of homology at the 5′ and 3′ ends were found. Environmental changes influence the surface properties of Bacillus stearothermophilus. Depending on oxygen supply, this species produces different S-layer proteins. Finally, the molecular bases for some applications are discussed. Recombinant S-layer fusion proteins have been designed for biotechnology.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.1997.tb00304.x
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    Heterogeneity of Helicobacter pylori cag genotypes in experimentally infected mice (2001)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    FEMS microbiology letters 203 (2001), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1574-6968
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Our aim was to assess whether the Helicobacter pylori population recovered from experimentally infected mice show heterogeneity in cag genotypes. Wild-type FVB/N mice were challenged with strain Hp1 and sacrificed 8 weeks later. Direct PCR on gastric tissue was performed using primers for glmM and cagA, and for these two genes and for cagE and virB11 using DNA from the infecting and the emerging strains. The gastric tissues of two of five mice were PCR+ for glmM but not cagA. For the infecting strain, the PCRs for all four genes studied were strongly positive, but the sweeps from the emerging strains from both mice gave weaker signals for cagA and cagE. Examination of single colonies showed reduced or absent signals for cagA and cagE in relation to glmM and virB11. Serial dilution PCR of sweep isolates from the mice showed a 10- to 100-fold decrease in cagA signal compared to the infecting strain. The decrease of cagA and cagE, but not virB11, amplification and lack of cagA hybridization in Southern blots indicates a selective loss of the right half of the cag island during murine infection. This phenomenon is consistent with host-induced adaptive changes of cag genotype in the population of colonizing H. pylori cells.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10828.x
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    Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori natural transformation (2000)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    FEMS microbiology letters 186 (2000), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1574-6968
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: For Helicobacter pylori, which exhibits substantial genetic diversity, many strains are naturally competent for transformation by exogenous DNA. To better understand the mechanism of natural transformation and its role in the generation of diversity, we sought to systematically identify factors important for natural transformation in H. pylori. We now show that the highest frequency of H. pylori transformation occurs when DNA is introduced prior to exponential phase growth, and that it is a saturable phenomenon. That transformation can be inhibited by DNA from Helicobacter (H. pylori and Helicobacter bilis) but not Escherichia coli suggests specificity based on DNA source. Finally, the cag island was determined to be unnecessary for high-frequency transformation.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09117.x
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    Acid-induced expression of an LPS-associated gene in Helicobacter pylori (1998)
    Oxford BSL : Blackwell Science Ltd, UK
    Molecular microbiology 30 (1998), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2958
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: To investigate urease-independent mechanisms by which Helicobacter pylori resists acid stress, subtractive RNA hybridization was used to identify H. pylori genes whose expression is induced after exposure to acid pH. This approach led to the isolation of a gene that encoded a predicted 34.8 kDa protein (WbcJ), which was homologous to known bacterial O-antigen biosynthesis proteins involved in the conversion of GDP-mannose to GDP-fucose. An isogenic wbcJ null mutant strain failed to express O-antigen and Lewis X or Lewis Y determinants and was more sensitive to acid stress than was the wild-type strain. Qualitative differences in LPS profiles were observed in H. pylori cells grown at pH 5 compared with pH 7, which suggests that H. pylori may alter its LPS structure in response to acidic pH. This may be an important adaptation facilitating H. pylori colonization of the acidic gastric environment.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.t01-1-01079.x
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    Helicobacter pylori picB, a homologue of the Bordetella pertussis toxin secretion protein, is required for induction of IL-8 in gastric epithelial cells (1995)
    Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0EL, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Molecular microbiology 18 (1995), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2958
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Approximately 60% of Helicobacter pylori strains are cagA+ and this genotype is more frequently associated with duodenal ulcer disease. Although most wild-type cagA+ strains are both cytotoxigenic and induce enhanced Interleukin-8 (IL-8) secretion in gastric epithelial cells, isogenic cagA− mutants retain full activity in these assays; thus, cagA appears to be a marker of enhanced virulence. Delineation of the nucleotide sequence of a 4 kb region upstream of cagA allowed the identification of 966 bp (picA) and 2655 bp (picB) open reading frames encoding 36 kDa and 101 kDa polypeptides, respectively. picA and picB constitute an operon in opposite orientation to cagA. The deduced picB product showed significant homology (26% identity and 50% similarity) with the Bordetella pertussis toxin secretion protein (PtlC). Of 55 H. pylori clinical isolates, the picA and picB segment was conserved exclusively in cagA+ strains and present in all isolates from patients with duodenal ulceration, versus 59% of isolates from patients with gastritis alone (P=0.01). Using gene-replacement techniques, we constructed picA and picB mutant H. pylori strains and demonstrated that the picB gene product is involved in the induction of IL-8 expression in gastric epithelial cells. Further, Northern blot hybridization and RT-PCR data showed that picA and picB are co-transcribed and an insertional mutation in picA ablates picB expression. These studies indicate a role of picA and picB in the induction of an inflammatory response in gastric epithelial cells either directly or by enabling secretion of an unidentified product, and suggest a mechanism for the overrepresentation of strains possessing these genes in patients with peptic ulceration.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.18050867.x
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