Publications

Zoued A, Durand E, Bebeacua C, Brunet YR, Douzi B, Cambillau C, Cascales E, and Journet L. TssK is a trimeric cytoplasmic protein interacting with components of both phage-like and membrane anchoring complexes of the Type VI secretion system. Journal of Biological Chemistry published 2013 Sep 20;288(38):27031-41

Gueguen E, Durand E, Zhang X-Y, d’Amalric Q, Journet L, Cascales E. Expression of a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Type VI Secretion System Is Responsive to Envelope Stresses through the OmpR Transcriptional Activator. PLOS ONE, 2013 Jun 19;8(6):e66615.

Durand E, Derrez E, Audoly G, Spinelli S, Ortiz-Lombardia M, Raoult D, Cascales E, Cambillau C. Crystal structure of the VgrG1 actin cross-linking domain of the Vibrio cholerae Type VI secretion system. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012 Nov 2;287(45):38190-9.

Durand E, Aschtgen M-S, Zoued A, Spinelli S, Watson PJH, Cambillau C and Cascales E. Structural characterization and oligomerization of the TssL protein, a component shared by bacterial type VI and type IVb secretion systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012 Apr 20;287(17):14157-68. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

Felisberto-Rodrigues C, Durand E, Aschtgen M-S, Blangy S, Ortiz-Lombardia M, Douzi B, Cambillau C and Cascales E. Towards a Structural Comprehension of Bacterial Type VI Secretion Systems: Characterization of the TssJ-TssM Complex of an Escherichia coli Pathovar. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Nov;7(11):e1002386. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

Durand E, Alphonse S, Brochier-Armanet C, Ball G, Douzi B, Filloux A, Bernard C, Voulhoux R. The assembly mode of the pseudopilus: a hallmark to distinguish a novel secretion system subtype. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2011 Jul 8;286(27):24407-16. Epub 2011 May 17.

Franz LP, Douzi B, Durand E, Dyer DH, Voulhoux R, Forest KT. Structure of the minor pseudopilin XcpW from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type II secretion system. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2011 Feb;67(Pt 2):124-30. Epub 2011 Jan 15.

Alphonse S, Durand E, Douzi B, Waegele B, Darbon H, Filloux A, Voulhoux R and Bernard C. 2009. Structure of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa XcpT pseudopilin, a major component of the Type II secretion system. Journal of Structural Biology. Jan;169(1):75-80.

Douzi B, Durand E, Bernard C, Alphonse S, Cambillau C, Filloux A, Tegoni M and Voulhoux R. 2009. The XcpV/GspI pseudopilin has a central role in the assembly of a quaternary complex within the T2SS pseudopilus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dec 11; 284(50): 34580-9.

Durand E, Waksman G, Receveur-Brechot V. Structural insights into the membrane-extracted dimeric form of the ATPase TraB from the Escherichia coli pKM101 conjugation system. BMC Struct Biol. 2011 Jan 25;11:4.

Durand E, Oomen C and Waksman G. 2010. Biochemical dissection of the ATPase TraB, the VirB4 homologue of the E. coli pKM101 conjugation machinery. Journal of Bacteriology, May 2010, Vol 192, No 9.

Durand E, Verger D, Toste Rego A, Chandran V, Meng G, Fronzes R & Waksman G. 2009. Structural biology of bacterial secretion systems in Gram-negative pathogens - Potential for new drug targets. Infectious Disorders – Drug Targets. Nov 9(5): 518-47. Review.