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Steffen Backert

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1 Helicobacter exploits integrin for type IV secretion and kinase activation. Nature 2007 4.02
2 Src is the kinase of the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem 2002 3.47
3 NF-kappaB activation and potentiation of proinflammatory responses by the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.52
4 Induction of TLR-2 and TLR-5 expression by Helicobacter pylori switches cagPAI-dependent signalling leading to the secretion of IL-8 and TNF-α. PLoS One 2011 2.29
5 Helicobacter pylori HopH (OipA) and bacterial pathogenicity: genetic and functional genomic analysis of hopH gene polymorphisms. J Infect Dis 2006 2.02
6 Functional analysis of the Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island reveals both VirD4-CagA-dependent and VirD4-CagA-independent mechanisms. Infect Immun 2002 1.84
7 Activation of Abl by Helicobacter pylori: a novel kinase for CagA and crucial mediator of host cell scattering. Gastroenterology 2007 1.70
8 Role of the cag-pathogenicity island encoded type IV secretion system in Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis. FEBS J 2011 1.68
9 The Helicobacter pylori CagA protein induces cortactin dephosphorylation and actin rearrangement by c-Src inactivation. EMBO J 2003 1.60
10 Specific entry of Helicobacter pylori into cultured gastric epithelial cells via a zipper-like mechanism. Infect Immun 2002 1.59
11 Helicobacter pylori HtrA is a new secreted virulence factor that cleaves E-cadherin to disrupt intercellular adhesion. EMBO Rep 2010 1.54
12 c-Src and c-Abl kinases control hierarchic phosphorylation and function of the CagA effector protein in Western and East Asian Helicobacter pylori strains. J Clin Invest 2012 1.53
13 Host cell interactome of tyrosine-phosphorylated bacterial proteins. Cell Host Microbe 2009 1.36
14 Distinct roles of secreted HtrA proteases from gram-negative pathogens in cleaving the junctional protein and tumor suppressor E-cadherin. J Biol Chem 2012 1.31
15 Molecular mechanisms of epithelial-barrier disruption by Helicobacter pylori. Trends Microbiol 2008 1.30
16 Importance of EGF receptor, HER2/Neu and Erk1/2 kinase signalling for host cell elongation and scattering induced by the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein: antagonistic effects of the vacuolating cytotoxin VacA. Cell Microbiol 2008 1.25
17 Role of the small Rho GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 in host cell invasion of Campylobacter jejuni. Cell Microbiol 2007 1.24
18 A small fibronectin-mimicking protein from bacteria induces cell spreading and focal adhesion formation. J Biol Chem 2010 1.19
19 Biochemical and functional characterization of Helicobacter pylori vesicles. Mol Microbiol 2010 1.18
20 Serine phosphorylation of cortactin controls focal adhesion kinase activity and cell scattering induced by Helicobacter pylori. Cell Host Microbe 2011 1.12
21 The functional interplay of Helicobacter pylori factors with gastric epithelial cells induces a multi-step process in pathogenesis. Cell Commun Signal 2013 1.11
22 Helicobacter pylori CagL activates ADAM17 to induce repression of the gastric H, K-ATPase alpha subunit. Gastroenterology 2010 1.11
23 The Helicobacter pylori CagA protein disrupts matrix adhesion of gastric epithelial cells by dephosphorylation of vinculin. Cell Microbiol 2007 1.10
24 Helicobacter pylori CagL dependent induction of gastrin expression via a novel αvβ5-integrin-integrin linked kinase signalling complex. Gut 2012 1.10
25 Cortactin: an Achilles' heel of the actin cytoskeleton targeted by pathogens. Trends Microbiol 2005 1.09
26 Helicobacter pylori induces AGS cell motility and elongation via independent signaling pathways. Infect Immun 2004 1.07
27 Correction: Induction of TLR-2 and TLR-5 Expression by Helicobacter pylori Switches cagPAI-Dependent Signalling Leading to the Secretion of IL-8 and TNF-α. PLoS One 2015 1.06
28 Host epithelial cell invasion by Campylobacter jejuni: trigger or zipper mechanism? Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012 1.03
29 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli subverts phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate upon epithelial cell infection. Mol Biol Cell 2008 1.03
30 The cytotoxic necrotizing factors from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and from Escherichia coli bind to different cellular receptors but take the same route to the cytosol. Infect Immun 2007 1.03
31 The Cag pathogenicity island and interaction between TLR2/NOD2 and NLRP3 regulate IL-1β production in Helicobacter pylori infected dendritic cells. Eur J Immunol 2013 1.02
32 Major host factors involved in epithelial cell invasion of Campylobacter jejuni: role of fibronectin, integrin beta1, FAK, Tiam-1, and DOCK180 in activating Rho GTPase Rac1. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2011 1.01
33 The Helicobacter pylori CagA protein induces tyrosine dephosphorylation of ezrin. Proteomics 2004 1.01
34 A helical RGD motif promoting cell adhesion: crystal structures of the Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system pilus protein CagL. Structure 2013 0.99
35 How Helicobacter pylori infection controls gastric acid secretion. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.99
36 Efficacy of supplemented buffered peptone water for the isolation of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli from broiler retail products. J Microbiol Methods 2006 0.99
37 An RGD helper sequence in CagL of Helicobacter pylori assists in interactions with integrins and injection of CagA. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012 0.98
38 DNA binding specificity of the replication initiator protein, DnaA from Helicobacter pylori. J Mol Biol 2003 0.97
39 Helicobacter pylori induce neutrophil transendothelial migration: role of the bacterial HP-NAP. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005 0.96
40 The signaling pathway of Campylobacter jejuni-induced Cdc42 activation: Role of fibronectin, integrin beta1, tyrosine kinases and guanine exchange factor Vav2. Cell Commun Signal 2011 0.95
41 Conjugative transfer of chromosomally encoded antibiotic resistance from Helicobacter pylori to Campylobacter jejuni. J Clin Microbiol 2006 0.94
42 Cyclic RGD peptides interfere with binding of the Helicobacter pylori protein CagL to integrins αVβ3 and α5β1. Amino Acids 2011 0.93
43 cag+ Helicobacter pylori induces homotypic aggregation of macrophage-like cells by up-regulation and recruitment of intracellular adhesion molecule 1 to the cell surface. Infect Immun 2002 0.93
44 Peptidoglycan maturation enzymes affect flagellar functionality in bacteria. Mol Microbiol 2012 0.91
45 Role of Abl and Src family kinases in actin-cytoskeletal rearrangements induced by the Helicobacter pylori CagA protein. Eur J Cell Biol 2011 0.91
46 Expression patterns and role of the CadF protein in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007 0.90
47 Live Helicobacter pylori in the root canal of endodontic-infected deciduous teeth. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.90
48 Use of cellulose filters to isolate Campylobacter spp. from naturally contaminated retail broiler meat. J Food Prot 2009 0.89
49 Strain-specific expression profiles of virulence genes in Helicobacter pylori during infection of gastric epithelial cells and granulocytes. Microbes Infect 2005 0.89
50 Helicobacter pylori activates protein kinase C delta to control Raf in MAP kinase signalling: role in AGS epithelial cell scattering and elongation. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton 2009 0.86
51 DNA transfer in the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.84
52 Morphologic, genetic, and biochemical characterization of Helicobacter magdeburgensis, a novel species isolated from the intestine of laboratory mice. Helicobacter 2010 0.84
53 Use of a novel coinfection system reveals a role for Rac1, H-Ras, and CrkII phosphorylation in Helicobacter pylori-induced host cell actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2007 0.83
54 Helicobacter pylori induces transendothelial migration of activated memory T cells. Infect Immun 2005 0.83
55 Electron microscopic, genetic and protein expression analyses of Helicobacter acinonychis strains from a Bengal tiger. PLoS One 2013 0.83
56 Helicobacter urease-induced activation of the TLR2/NLRP3/IL-18 axis protects against asthma. J Clin Invest 2015 0.83
57 A simplified and cost-effective enrichment protocol for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from retail broiler meat without microaerobic incubation. BMC Microbiol 2011 0.82
58 Selective upregulation of endothelial E-selectin in response to Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis. Infect Immun 2009 0.82
59 Evaluation of logistic processing to reduce cross-contamination of commercial broiler carcasses with Campylobacter spp. J Food Prot 2007 0.81
60 Dual infection system identifies a crucial role for PKA-mediated serine phosphorylation of the EPEC-Tir-injected effector protein in regulating Rac1 function. Cell Microbiol 2009 0.81
61 Differential phosphoproteome profiling reveals a functional role for VASP in Helicobacter pylori-induced cytoskeleton turnover in gastric epithelial cells. Cell Microbiol 2008 0.80
62 Bacterial type III effectors inhibit cell lifting by targeting integrin-linked kinase. Cell Host Microbe 2009 0.80
63 Helicobacter pylori-induced posttranscriptional regulation of H-K-ATPase α-subunit gene expression by miRNA. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2014 0.78
64 Abl family of tyrosine kinases and microbial pathogenesis. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol 2011 0.77
65 Microtubules as platforms for assaying actin polymerization in vivo. PLoS One 2011 0.77
66 Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection. Helicobacter 2008 0.75
67 Erratum: Helicobacter pylori adhesin HopQ engages in a virulence-enhancing interaction with human CEACAMs. Nat Microbiol 2016 0.75