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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
During coevolution with their hosts, bacteria have developed functions that allow them to interfere with the mechanisms controlling the proliferation of eukaryotic cells. Cycle inhibiting factor (Cif) is one of these cyclomodulins, the family of bacterial effectors that interfere with the host cell cycle. Acquired early during evolution by bacteria isolated from vertebrates and invertebrates, Cif is an effector protein of type III secretion machineries. Cif blocks the host cell cycle in G1 and G2 by inducing the accumulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1). The x-ray crystal structure of Cif reveals it to be a divergent member of a superfamily of enzymes including cysteine proteases and acetyltransferases. This review summarizes and discusses what we know about Cif, from the bacterial gene to the host target.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1746-0921
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
867-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Cif type III effector protein: a smart hijacker of the host cell cycle.
pubmed:affiliation
INRA, UMR 1225, Toulouse, France. a.samba-louaka@envt.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't