Interested

• porphyromonas gingivalis
• heme
• hmuy
• biochemistry molecular biology
• microbiology
• hemophore
• iron
• periodontal diseases
• microbiome
• hemiaminal

Scientific discipline

• medical sciences
• biological sciences

Latest publications

• Hemophore-like proteins of the HmuY family in the oral and gut microbiome: unraveling the mystery of their evolution
• Bacteroides fragilis expresses three proteins similar to Porphyromonas gingivalisHmuY: Hemophore‐like proteins differentially evolved to participate in heme acquisition in oral and gut microbiomes
• Glycation of host proteins increases pathogenic potential of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
• Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY and Streptococcus gordonii GAPDH—novel heme acquisition strategy in the oral microbiome.
• Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY and Bacteroides vulgatus Bvu—A Novel Competitive Heme Acquisition Strategy
• Comparative analysis of Porphyromonas gingivalis A7436 and ATCC 33277 strains reveals differences in the expression of heme acquisition systems
• Interplay between Porphyromonas gingivalis hemophore-like protein HmuY and Kgp/RgpA gingipains plays a superior role in heme supply
• Prevotella intermedia produces two proteins homologous to Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY but with different heme coordination mode.
• Porphyromonas gingivalis PgFur is a member of a novel Fur subfamily with non-canonical function.
• Porphyromonas endodontalis HmuY differentially participates in heme acquisition compared to the Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia hemophore-like proteins
• Hemophore-like proteins produced by periodontopathogens are recognized by the host immune system and react differentially with IgG antibodies
• PgFur participates differentially in expression of virulence factors in more virulent A7436 and less virulent ATCC 33277 Porphyromonas gingivalis strains.
• PgRsp is a novel redox-sensing transcription regulator essential for Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence.
• Mechanizmy wirulencji wykorzystywane w patogenezie chorób przyzębia przez bakterie Porphyromonas gingivalis.
• Antimicrobial activity of stable hemiaminals against Porphyromonas gingivalis.
• Tannerella forsythia Tfo belongs to Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY-like family of proteins but differs in heme-binding properties.