A. Mettouchi

The Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli alters the tumor microenvironment to immunosuppressive lipid overload facilitating colorectal cancer progression and chemoresistance.

This study shows that Colibactin-producing Escherichia coli creates an immunosuppressive lipid-rich tumor microenvironment that promotes colorectal cancer progression and chemoresistance.

Parvimonas micra, an oral pathobiont associated with colorectal cancer, epigenetically reprograms human primary intestinal epithelial cells

This study shows that Parvimonas micra phylotype A alters DNA methylation and gene expression in intestinal epithelial cells, potentially contributing to colorectal cancer.

The cnf1 gene is associated to an expanding Escherichia coli ST131 H30Rx/C2 sublineage and confers a competitive advantage for host colonization

This study identifies the cnf1 gene's role in enhancing host colonization by ST131-H30Rx/C2 E. coli, driving its global spread alongside antibiotic resistance genes.

Optineurin links Hace1-dependent Rac ubiquitylation to integrin-mediated mechanotransduction to control bacterial invasion and cell division

This study shows OPTN regulates bacterial invasion by linking HACE1-mediated Rac1 ubiquitylation to integrin mechanotransduction and ECM stiffness.

A screening pipeline identifies a broad-spectrum inhibitor of bacterial AB toxins with cross protection against influenza A virus H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2

Docosahexaenoic fatty acid-containing phospholipids affect plasma membrane susceptibility to disruption by bacterial toxin-induced macroapertures

The paper shows that DHA-containing phospholipids increase macroaperture formation in endothelial cells by reducing cell thickness, while maintaining overall transcellular area.