Imperial College London

ProfessorAlainFilloux

Faculty of Natural SciencesDepartment of Life Sciences

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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1.47Flowers buildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

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Goodman AL, Merighi M, Hyodo M, Ventre I, Filloux A, Lory Set al., 2009, Direct interaction between sensor kinase proteins mediates acute and chronic disease phenotypes in a bacterial pathogen, GENES & DEVELOPMENT, Vol: 23, Pages: 249-259, ISSN: 0890-9369

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Mace C, Seyer D, Chemani C, Cosette P, Di-Martino P, Guery B, Filloux A, Fontaine M, Molle V, Junter G-A, Jouenne Tet al., 2008, Identification of Biofilm-Associated Cluster (bac) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa involved in biofilm formation and virulence, PLoS ONE, Vol: 3, ISSN: 1932-6203

Biofilms are prevalent in diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic and nosocomial pathogen. By a proteomic approach, we previously identified a hypothetical protein of P. aeruginosa (coded by the gene pA3731) that was accumulated by biofilm cells. We report here that a ΔpA3731 mutant is highly biofilm-defective as compared with the wild-type strain. Using a mouse model of lung infection, we show that the mutation also induces a defect in bacterial growth during the acute phase of infection and an attenuation of the virulence. The pA3731 gene is found to control positively the ability to swarm and to produce extracellular rhamnolipids, and belongs to a cluster of 4 genes (pA3729–pA3732) not previously described in P. aeruginosa. Though the protein PA3731 has a predicted secondary structure similar to that of the Phage Shock Protein, some obvious differences are observed compared to already described psp systems, e.g., this unknown cluster is monocistronic and no homology is found between the other proteins constituting this locus and psp proteins. As E. coli PspA, the amount of the protein PA3731 is enlarged by an osmotic shock, however, not affected by a heat shock. We consequently named this locus bac for biofilm-associated cluster.

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Ruer S, Ball G, Filloux A, de Bentzmann Set al., 2008, The 'P-usher', a novel protein transporter involved in fimbrial assembly and TpsA secretion, EMBO JOURNAL, Vol: 27, Pages: 2669-2680, ISSN: 0261-4189

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Filloux A, Hachani A, Bleves S, 2008, The bacterial type VI secretion machine: yet another player for protein transport across membranes, Microbiology, Vol: 154, Pages: 1570-1583, ISSN: 1350-0872

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Fox A, Haas D, Reirnmann C, Heeb S, Filloux A, Voulhoux Ret al., 2008, Emergence of secretion-defective sublines of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PAO1 resulting from spontaneous mutations in the <i>vfr</i> global regulatory gene, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol: 74, Pages: 1902-1908, ISSN: 0099-2240

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Buchrieser C, Filloux A, Kunst F, 2007, EuroPathoGenomics: European Virtual Institute for functional genomics of pathogenic bacteria, Biofutur, Pages: 52-56, ISSN: 0294-3506

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Buchrieser C, Filloux A, Kunst F, 2007, EuroPathoGenomics European Functional Genomic Network of Bacterial Pathogens, BIOFUTUR, Pages: 52-56, ISSN: 0294-3506

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Vasseur P, Soscia C, Voulhoux R, Filloux Aet al., 2007, PelC is a <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> outer membrane lipoprotein of the OMA family of proteins involved in exopolysaccharide transport, BIOCHIMIE, Vol: 89, Pages: 903-915, ISSN: 0300-9084

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Arts J, de Groot A, Ball G, Durand E, El Khattabi M, Filloux A, Tommassen J, Koster Met al., 2007, Interaction domains in the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> type II secretory apparatus component XcpS (GspF), MICROBIOLOGY-SGM, Vol: 153, Pages: 1582-1592, ISSN: 1350-0872

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Michel GPF, Durand E, Filloux A, 2007, XphA/XqhA, a novel GspCD subunit for type II secretion in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 189, Pages: 3776-3783, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Xiong Y, Santini C-L, Kan B, Xu J, Filloux A, Wu L-Fet al., 2007, Expression level of heterologous <i>tat</i> genes is crucial for <i>in vivo</i> reconstitution of a functional Tat translocase in <i>Escherichia coli</i>, BIOCHIMIE, Vol: 89, Pages: 676-685, ISSN: 0300-9084

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Ruer S, Stender S, Filloux A, de Bentzmann Set al., 2007, Assembly of fimbrial structures in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>:: Functionality and specificity of chaperone-usher machineries, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 189, Pages: 3547-3555, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Soscia C, Hachani A, Bernadac A, Filloux A, Bleves Set al., 2007, Cross talk between type III secretion and flagellar assembly systems in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 189, Pages: 3124-3132, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Arts J, van Boxtel R, Filloux A, Tommassen J, Koster Met al., 2007, Export of the pseudopilin XcpT of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> type II secretion system via the signal recognition particle-Sec pathway, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 189, Pages: 2069-2076, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Ventre I, Goodman AL, Filloux A, Lory Set al., 2007, Modulation of bacterial lifestyles via two-component regulatory networks, Pseudomonas, Pages: 311-340, ISBN: 9781402060960

The ability of bacteria to survive in specific habitats requires the coordination of the expression of thousands of environmentally regulated genes. The complexity of these regulatory networks increases with the breadth of environments a bacterial species occupies. Species that are able to survive in a broad range of environments generally possess a large coding capacity and devote a significant portion of their genome to signal transduction and gene regulation. Myxococcus xanthus, a free-living bacterium known for its complex multicellular development and differentiation, uses 8% of its genome for regulation. In contrast, the habitat-restricted human pathogen Helicobacter pylori dedicates less than 2% of its genome toward this aim.

Book chapter

Ramos JL, Filloux A, 2007, Preface, ISBN: 9781402060960

This volume collects new information on the genomics of saprophytic soil Pseudomonas, as well as functions related to genomic islands. Pseudomonas are ubiquitous inhabitants and this volume explores life styles in different settings and sheds further insights on the wide metabolic potential of this microbe for the removal of pollutants and production of added-value products. This volume also explores how Pseudomonas responds and reacts to environmental signals, including detection of cell density. This fifth volume covers: genomics, physiology and metabolism, databases, gene regulation, pathogenesis, and catabolism and biotransformations. The first four volumes of the Pseudomonas series covered the biology of pseudomonads in a wide context, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic relations among members of this group, the molecular biology of gene expression in different niches and under different environmental conditions, the analysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human pathogens as well as the determinants that make some strains useful for biotechnological applications and promotion of plant growth.

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Loper JE, Ramphal R, Zennaro E, Bertoni G, Omori T, Olivera ER, O'Gara F, Ramos JL, Krell T, Lory S, Filloux A, Engel J, Nakada Y, Quax WJet al., 2007, Pseudomonas: Volume 5: A Model System in Biology, Publisher: Springer

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Filloux A, Ventre I, 2006, Two sensors to control bacterial life style: the choice between chronic or acute infection, M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES, Vol: 22, Pages: 811-814, ISSN: 0767-0974

Journal article

de Bentzmann S, Aurouze M, Ball G, Filloux Aet al., 2006, FppA, a novel <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> prepilin peptidase involved in assembly of type IVb pili, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 188, Pages: 4851-4860, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Voulhoux R, Filloux A, Schalk IJ, 2006, Pyoverdine-mediated iron uptake in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>:: the tat system is required for PvdN but not for FpvA transport, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 188, Pages: 3317-3323, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Ventre I, Goodman AL, Vallet-Gely I, Vasseur P, Soscia C, Molin S, Bleves S, Lazdunski A, Lory S, Filloux Aet al., 2006, Multiple sensors control reciprocal expression of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> regulatory RNA and virulence genes, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Vol: 103, Pages: 171-176, ISSN: 0027-8424

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Ramos JL, Filloux A, 2006, Preface, ISBN: 9780387288345

The five previous volumes of Pseudomonas series covered the biology of pseudomonads in a wide context, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic relations among members of this group, the molecular biology of gene expression in different niches and under different environmental conditions, the analysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human pathogens as well as the determinants that make some strains useful for biotechnological applications and promotion of plant growth. Pseudomonas volume 6 is intended to collect new information on molecular microbiology, infection and biodiversity. This sixth volume covers the following topics: transcription regulation, virulence control, physiology and metabolism, bacteriology, microbial genetics and genomics. Pseudomonas volume 6 will be of use to researchers working on these bacteria, particularly those studying genomics, physiology, quorum sensing, life styles, metabolism etc. Advanced students in biology, medicine and agronomy will also find this volume a valuable reference during their studies.

Book

Robert V, Filloux A, Michel GPF, 2005, Subcomplexes from the Xcp secretion system of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, Vol: 252, Pages: 43-50, ISSN: 0378-1097

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Durand E, Michel G, Voulhoux R, Kürner J, Bernadac A, Filloux Aet al., 2005, XcpX controls biogenesis of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> XcpT-containing pseudopilus, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol: 280, Pages: 31378-31389, ISSN: 0021-9258

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Robert V, Filloux A, Michel GPF, 2005, Role of XcpP in the functionality of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> secreton, RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY, Vol: 156, Pages: 880-886, ISSN: 0923-2508

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Bleves S, Soscia C, Nogueira-Orlandi P, Lazdunski A, Filloux Aet al., 2005, Quorum sensing negatively controls type III secretion regulon expression in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PAO1, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol: 187, Pages: 3898-3902, ISSN: 0021-9193

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Vasseur P, Vallet-Gely I, Soscia C, Genin S, Filloux Aet al., 2005, The <i>pel</i> genes of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PAK strain are involved at early and late stages of biofilm formation, MICROBIOLOGY-SGM, Vol: 151, Pages: 985-997, ISSN: 1350-0872

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Kulasekara HD, Ventre I, Kulasekara BR, Lazdunski A, Filloux A, Lory Set al., 2005, A novel two-component system controls the expression of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> fimbrial <i>cup</i> genes, MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, Vol: 55, Pages: 368-380, ISSN: 0950-382X

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Filloux A, 2004, The underlying mechanisms of type II protein secretion, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH, Vol: 1694, Pages: 163-179, ISSN: 0167-4889

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Barker AP, Vasil AI, Filloux A, Ball G, Wilderman PJ, Vasil MLet al., 2004, A novel extracellular phospholipase C of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is required for phospholipid chemotaxis, MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, Vol: 53, Pages: 1089-1098, ISSN: 0950-382X

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