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Mycobacterium marinum lipooligosaccharides are unique caryophyllose-containing cell wall glycolipids that inhibit tumor necrosis factor-alpha secretion in macrophages. J Biol Chem (2009) 0.92

Sarcoidosis is associated with a truncating splice site mutation in BTNL2. Nat Genet (2005) 4.23

Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammasome activation. Cell Host Microbe (2008) 3.25

Cutting edge: Toll-like receptor (TLR)2- and TLR4-mediated pathogen recognition in resistance to airborne infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Immunol (2002) 2.67

PAF-mediated pulmonary edema: a new role for acid sphingomyelinase and ceramide. Nat Med (2004) 2.66

Cholesterol glucosylation promotes immune evasion by Helicobacter pylori. Nat Med (2006) 2.53

Location of persisting mycobacteria in a Guinea pig model of tuberculosis revealed by r207910. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 2.50

The Wingless homolog WNT5A and its receptor Frizzled-5 regulate inflammatory responses of human mononuclear cells induced by microbial stimulation. Blood (2006) 2.33

The IL-27 receptor chain WSX-1 differentially regulates antibacterial immunity and survival during experimental tuberculosis. J Immunol (2005) 2.26

TLR2 - promiscuous or specific? A critical re-evaluation of a receptor expressing apparent broad specificity. Immunobiology (2008) 2.19

Rapid-cycle PCR and fluorimetry for detection of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 2.02

IFN-gamma and NO in mycobacterial disease: new jobs for old hands. Trends Microbiol (2002) 1.98

Modification of the structure and activity of lipid A in Yersinia pestis lipopolysaccharide by growth temperature. Infect Immun (2002) 1.88

Candida kefyr as an emerging pathogen causing nosocomial bloodstream infections in neutropenic leukemia patients. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.83

Towards a comprehensive view of the bacterial cell wall. Trends Microbiol (2005) 1.82

Maternal TLR signaling is required for prenatal asthma protection by the nonpathogenic microbe Acinetobacter lwoffii F78. J Exp Med (2009) 1.79

Early granuloma formation after aerosol Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is regulated by neutrophils via CXCR3-signaling chemokines. Eur J Immunol (2003) 1.74

Identification of the lipopolysaccharide core of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis as the receptor for bacteriophage φA1122. J Bacteriol (2011) 1.66

Containment of aerogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice does not require MyD88 adaptor function for TLR2, -4 and -9. Eur J Immunol (2008) 1.59

Genetically determined susceptibility to tuberculosis in mice causally involves accelerated and enhanced recruitment of granulocytes. Infect Immun (2006) 1.57

Dependence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG on anaerobic nitrate reductase for persistence is tissue specific. Infect Immun (2002) 1.51

Tertiary structure of bacterial murein: the scaffold model. J Bacteriol (2003) 1.47

Alanine esters of enterococcal lipoteichoic acid play a role in biofilm formation and resistance to antimicrobial peptides. Infect Immun (2006) 1.47

Autocrine IL-10 induces hallmarks of alternative activation in macrophages and suppresses antituberculosis effector mechanisms without compromising T cell immunity. J Immunol (2009) 1.47

Folding and insertion of the outer membrane protein OmpA is assisted by the chaperone Skp and by lipopolysaccharide. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.45

Redefining the requisite lipopolysaccharide structure in Escherichia coli. ACS Chem Biol (2006) 1.38

Lack of O-antigen is essential for plasminogen activation by Yersinia pestis and Salmonella enterica. Mol Microbiol (2004) 1.36

The roles of the nitrate reductase NarGHJI, the nitrite reductase NirBD and the response regulator GlnR in nitrate assimilation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology (2009) 1.35

Acinetobacter lwoffii and Lactococcus lactis strains isolated from farm cowsheds possess strong allergy-protective properties. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007) 1.33

The MspA porin promotes growth and increases antibiotic susceptibility of both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology (2004) 1.31

Functional characterization of Gne (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-4-epimerase), Wzz (chain length determinant), and Wzy (O-antigen polymerase) of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.30

Microbial exposure of rural school children, as assessed by levels of N-acetyl-muramic acid in mattress dust, and its association with respiratory health. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2004) 1.30

Common and unique gene expression signatures of human macrophages in response to four strains of Mycobacterium avium that differ in their growth and persistence characteristics. Infect Immun (2005) 1.29

Glycosylation of wall teichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus by TarM. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.29

Polymorphic nucleotide within the promoter of nitrate reductase (NarGHJI) is specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.27

Frizzled1 is a marker of inflammatory macrophages, and its ligand Wnt3a is involved in reprogramming Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages. FASEB J (2010) 1.25

Glycolipids are involved in biofilm accumulation and prolonged bacteraemia in Enterococcus faecalis. Mol Microbiol (2009) 1.23

Alternatively activated macrophages express the IL-27 receptor alpha chain WSX-1. Immunobiology (2006) 1.23

Aggregates are the biologically active units of endotoxin. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.23

Structural and serological characterisation of the O-antigenic polysaccharide of the lipopolysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii strain 24. Carbohydr Res (2003) 1.23

Modification of lipopolysaccharide with colanic acid (M-antigen) repeats in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.22

Microbe-associated molecular patterns in innate immunity: Extraction and chemical analysis of gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides. Methods Enzymol (2010) 1.22

Clade-specific virulence patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in human primary macrophages and aerogenically infected mice. MBio (2013) 1.22

Wnt signaling in macrophages: augmenting and inhibiting mycobacteria-induced inflammatory responses. Eur J Cell Biol (2010) 1.21

Temperature-dependent variations and intraspecies diversity of the structure of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pestis. Biochemistry (2005) 1.21

MyDths and un-TOLLed truths: sensor, instructive and effector immunity to tuberculosis. Immunol Lett (2007) 1.20

Tumor necrosis factor and granuloma biology: explaining the differential infection risk of etanercept and infliximab. Semin Arthritis Rheum (2005) 1.18

The trimeric periplasmic chaperone Skp of Escherichia coli forms 1:1 complexes with outer membrane proteins via hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. J Mol Biol (2007) 1.17

Wall teichoic acid structure governs horizontal gene transfer between major bacterial pathogens. Nat Commun (2013) 1.15

Cloning of a cholesterol-alpha-glucosyltransferase from Helicobacter pylori. J Biol Chem (2006) 1.15

Structure and biological activity of the short-chain lipopolysaccharide from Bartonella henselae ATCC 49882T. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.15

Sinorhizobium meliloti acpXL mutant lacks the C28 hydroxylated fatty acid moiety of lipid A and does not express a slow migrating form of lipopolysaccharide. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.14

Endotoxic activity and chemical structure of lipopolysaccharides from Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes E and L2 and Chlamydophila psittaci 6BC. Eur J Biochem (2003) 1.13

Opsonic antibodies to Enterococcus faecalis strain 12030 are directed against lipoteichoic acid. Infect Immun (2006) 1.13

Variant G57E of mannose binding lectin associated with protection against tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum but not by M. tuberculosis. PLoS One (2011) 1.11

Burden and trends of hospitalisations associated with pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in Germany, 2005-2011. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 1.10

The obligate predatory Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus possesses a neutral lipid A containing alpha-D-Mannoses that replace phosphate residues: similarities and differences between the lipid As and the lipopolysaccharides of the wild type strain B. bacteriovorus HD100 and its host-independent derivative HI100. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.10

Role of the transcriptional regulator RamB (Rv0465c) in the control of the glyoxylate cycle in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.10

Intraspecies and temperature-dependent variations in susceptibility of Yersinia pestis to the bactericidal action of serum and to polymyxin B. Infect Immun (2005) 1.07

Testosterone increases susceptibility to amebic liver abscess in mice and mediates inhibition of IFNγ secretion in natural killer T cells. PLoS One (2013) 1.07

The periplasmic chaperone Skp facilitates targeting, insertion, and folding of OmpA into lipid membranes with a negative membrane surface potential. Biochemistry (2009) 1.07

Escherichia coli K-12 Suppressor-free Mutants Lacking Early Glycosyltransferases and Late Acyltransferases: minimal lipopolysaccharide structure and induction of envelope stress response. J Biol Chem (2009) 1.06

Natural killer T cells activated by a lipopeptidophosphoglycan from Entamoeba histolytica are critically important to control amebic liver abscess. PLoS Pathog (2009) 1.06

Construction of a deep-rough mutant of Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 25416 and characterization of its chemical and biological properties. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.04

Resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis analysed at the transcriptome level: lessons from mouse macrophages. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2004) 1.04

Propionic acidemia: clinical course and outcome in 55 pediatric and adolescent patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis (2013) 1.04

The analysis of cell division and cell wall synthesis genes reveals mutationally inactivated ftsQ and mraY in a protoplast-type L-form of Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2006) 1.04

Structural characterization of complex bacterial glycolipids by Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Eur J Mass Spectrom (Chichester, Eng) (2005) 1.03

The structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the lipopolysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii strain ATCC 19606. Eur J Biochem (2002) 1.03

A promoter mutation causes differential nitrate reductase activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis. J Bacteriol (2004) 1.03

Biophysical characterization of the interaction of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) with endotoxins. Eur J Biochem (2002) 1.03

Thiol peroxidase protects Salmonella enterica from hydrogen peroxide stress in vitro and facilitates intracellular growth. J Bacteriol (2010) 1.03

Interleukin-15 mediates protection against experimental tuberculosis: a role for NKG2D-dependent effector mechanisms of CD8+ T cells. Eur J Immunol (2006) 1.02

Expression of the ompATb operon accelerates ammonia secretion and adaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to acidic environments. Mol Microbiol (2011) 1.02

Structural analysis of oligosaccharides from lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Escherichia coli K12 strain W3100 reveals a link between inner and outer core LPS biosynthesis. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.01

Decreased pathology and prolonged survival of human DC-SIGN transgenic mice during mycobacterial infection. J Immunol (2008) 1.01

Mycobacterium tuberculosis embB codon 306 mutations confer moderately increased resistance to ethambutol in vitro and in vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.01

Molecular analysis of three Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3 (serotype O34) lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis gene clusters. J Bacteriol (2008) 0.99

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26) on T cells cleaves the CXC chemokine CXCL11 (I-TAC) and abolishes the stimulating but not the desensitizing potential of the chemokine. J Leukoc Biol (2002) 0.99

The core structure of the lipopolysaccharide from the causative agent of plague, Yersinia pestis. Carbohydr Res (2002) 0.98

Single amino acid substitutions in either YhjD or MsbA confer viability to 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid-depleted Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol (2007) 0.98

The intracellular environment of human macrophages that produce nitric oxide promotes growth of mycobacteria. Infect Immun (2013) 0.98