Nancy E. Freitag

Publications

• Identification of a Peptide-pheromone That Enhances Listeria Monocytogenes Escape from Host Cell Vacuoles
  PLoS Pathogens. Mar, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25822753
• HMBPP-deficient Listeria Mutant Immunization Alters Pulmonary/systemic Responses, Effector Functions, and Memory Polarization of Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells
  Journal of Leukocyte Biology. Dec, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25114162
• Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence Factor Secretion: Don't Leave the Cell Without a Chaperone
  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24575392
• Roles of a Novel Crp/Fnr Family Transcription Factor Lmo0753 in Soil Survival, Biofilm Production and Surface Attachment to Fresh Produce of Listeria Monocytogenes
  PloS One. 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 24066185
• γδ T Cells Exhibit Multifunctional and Protective Memory in Intestinal Tissues
  Immunity. Jul, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23890071
• PrfA-like Transcription Factor Gene Lmo0753 Contributes to L-rhamnose Utilization in Listeria Monocytogenes Strains Associated with Human Food-borne Infections
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Sep, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23835178
• SHIV Antigen Immunization Alters Patterns of Immune Responses to SHIV/Malaria Coinfection and Protects Against Life-Threatening SHIV-Related Malaria
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Jul, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23568175
• The Listeria Monocytogenes ChiA Chitinase Enhances Virulence Through Suppression of Host Innate Immunity
  MBio. 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23512964
• Smad7 Inhibits Autocrine Expression of TGF-β2 in Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Baboon Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. Jan, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23154975
• Optimizing the Balance Between Host and Environmental Survival Skills: Lessons Learned from Listeria Monocytogenes
  Future Microbiology. Jul, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22827306
• Genome Sequence of Listeria Monocytogenes 07PF0776, a Cardiotropic Serovar 4b Strain
  Journal of Bacteriology. Jul, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22689239
• Listeria Monocytogenes Adapts to Long-term Stationary Phase Survival Without Compromising Bacterial Virulence
  FEMS Microbiology Letters. Oct, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22092717
• Probing the Role of Protein Surface Charge in the Activation of PrfA, the Central Regulator of Listeria Monocytogenes Pathogenesis
  PloS One. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21858145
• A Novel C-terminal Mutation Resulting in Constitutive Activation of the Listeria Monocytogenes Central Virulence Regulatory Factor PrfA
  Microbiology (Reading, England). Nov, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21835879
• Functional Analysis of the Listeria Monocytogenes Secretion Chaperone PrsA2 and Its Multiple Contributions to Bacterial Virulence
  Molecular Microbiology. Jun, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21545417
• Evidence for Subpopulations of Listeria Monocytogenes with Enhanced Invasion of Cardiac Cells
  Journal of Medical Microbiology. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21266727
• Actin Polymerization Drives Septation of Listeria Monocytogenes NamA Hydrolase Mutants, Demonstrating Host Correction of a Bacterial Defect
  Infection and Immunity. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21263016
• Constitutive Activation of PrfA Tilts the Balance of Listeria Monocytogenes Fitness Towards Life Within the Host Versus Environmental Survival
  PloS One. 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21151923
• Listeria Monocytogenes PrsA2 is Required for Virulence Factor Secretion and Bacterial Viability Within the Host Cell Cytosol
  Infection and Immunity. Nov, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20823208
• Contribution of Chitinases to Listeria Monocytogenes Pathogenesis
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Nov, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20817810
• The Virulence Regulator PrfA Promotes Biofilm Formation by Listeria Monocytogenes
  Journal of Bacteriology. Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20511507
• A Bacterial Pathogen Flips the Riboswitch
  Cell Host & Microbe. Nov, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19917494
• Listeria Monocytogenes CtaP is a Multifunctional Cysteine Transport-associated Protein Required for Bacterial Pathogenesis
  Molecular Microbiology. Nov, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19818015
• Complete Transcriptional Profile of an Environmental Pathogen
  Future Microbiology. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19722832
• Listeria Monocytogenes - from Saprophyte to Intracellular Pathogen
  Nature Reviews. Microbiology. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19648949
• The Posttranslocation Chaperone PrsA2 Contributes to Multiple Facets of Listeria Monocytogenes Pathogenesis
  Infection and Immunity. Jul, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19451247
• Functional Impact of Mutational Activation on the Listeria Monocytogenes Central Virulence Regulator PrfA
  Microbiology (Reading, England). Nov, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18957610
• A Novel PrfA Mutation That Promotes Listeria Monocytogenes Cytosol Entry but Reduces Bacterial Spread and Cytotoxicity
  Microbial Pathogenesis. Oct, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18675335
• Constitutive Activation of the PrfA Regulon Enhances the Potency of Vaccines Based on Live-attenuated and Killed but Metabolically Active Listeria Monocytogenes Strains
  Infection and Immunity. Aug, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18541651
• Selected PrfA* Mutations in Recombinant Attenuated Listeria Monocytogenes Strains Augment Expression of Foreign Immunogens and Enhance Vaccine-elicited Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses
  Infection and Immunity. Aug, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18474644
• Stimulation of Enhanced CD8 T Cell Responses Following Immunization with a Hyper-antigen Secreting Intracytosolic Bacterial Pathogen
  Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). Mar, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18292567
• Identification of Novel Listeria Monocytogenes Secreted Virulence Factors Following Mutational Activation of the Central Virulence Regulator, PrfA
  Infection and Immunity. Dec, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17938228
• From Hot Dogs to Host Cells: How the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria Monocytogenes Regulates Virulence Gene Expression
  Future Microbiology. Jun, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 17661688
• How the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria Monocytogenes Mediates the Switch from Environmental Dr. Jekyll to Pathogenic Mr. Hyde
  Infection and Immunity. May, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16622185
• Pleiotropic Enhancement of Bacterial Pathogenesis Resulting from the Constitutive Activation of the Listeria Monocytogenes Regulatory Factor PrfA
  Infection and Immunity. Apr, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15784531
• A Novel Mutation Within the Central Listeria Monocytogenes Regulator PrfA That Results in Constitutive Expression of Virulence Gene Products
  Journal of Bacteriology. Sep, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15342597
• Deregulation of Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence Gene Expression by Two Distinct and Semi-independent Pathways
  Microbiology (Reading, England). Feb, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14766910
• Characterization of Flagellin Expression and Its Role in Listeria Monocytogenes Infection and Immunity
  Cellular Microbiology. Mar, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14764107
• Evidence Implicating the 5' Untranslated Region of Listeria Monocytogenes ActA in the Regulation of Bacterial Actin-based Motility
  Cellular Microbiology. Feb, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14706101
• Exploration of Host-pathogen Interactions Using Listeria Monocytogenes and Drosophila Melanogaster
  Cellular Microbiology. Dec, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14641175
• Isolation of Listeria Monocytogenes Mutants with High-level in Vitro Expression of Host Cytosol-induced Gene Products
  Molecular Microbiology. Jun, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12791137
• Negative Regulation of PrfA, the Key Activator of Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence Gene Expression, is Dispensable for Bacterial Pathogenesis
  Microbiology (Reading, England). Jan, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12576585
• Intracellular Induction of Listeria Monocytogenes ActA Expression
  Infection and Immunity. Mar, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11854187