Victor J. Torres, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2004 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 
Area:
Microbiology Biology

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2023 Anderson EE, Ilmain JK, Torres VJ. SarS and Rot are necessary for the repression of and in . Microbiology Spectrum. e0165623. PMID 37800956 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01656-23  0.309
2022 Zheng X, Ma SX, St John A, Torres VJ. The Major Autolysin Atl Regulates the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by Controlling the Sorting of LukAB. Infection and Immunity. e0005622. PMID 35258336 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00056-22  0.318
2021 Zheng X, Marsman G, Lacey KA, Chapman JR, Goosmann C, Ueberheide BM, Torres VJ. The cell envelope of Staphylococcus aureus selectively controls the sorting of virulence factors. Nature Communications. 12: 6193. PMID 34702812 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26517-z  0.313
2020 Bhattacharya M, Berends ETM, Zheng X, Hill PJ, Chan R, Torres VJ, Wozniak DJ. Leukocidins and the nuclease Nuc prevent neutrophil mediated killing of biofilms. Infection and Immunity. PMID 32719153 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00372-20  0.379
2020 Hernandez DN, Tam K, Shopsin B, Radke EE, Law K, Cardozo T, Torres VJ, Silverman GJ. Convergent Evolution of Neutralizing Antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus γ-Hemolysin C That Recognize an Immunodominant Primary Sequence-Dependent B-Cell Epitope. Mbio. 11. PMID 32546616 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00460-20  0.343
2020 Boguslawski KM, McKeown AN, Day CJ, Lacey KA, Tam K, Vozhilla N, Kim SY, Jennings MP, Koralov SB, Elde NC, Torres VJ. Exploiting species specificity to understand the tropism of a human-specific toxin. Science Advances. 6: eaax7515. PMID 32195339 DOI: 10.1126/Sciadv.Aax7515  0.396
2020 Liu J, Kozhaya L, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Lu M. Structure-based discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of methicillin-resistant virulence. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 32179646 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.Ra120.012697  0.413
2020 Keller MD, Ching KL, Liang FX, Dhabaria A, Tam K, Ueberheide BM, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Decoy exosomes provide protection against bacterial toxins. Nature. PMID 32132711 DOI: 10.1038/S41586-020-2066-6  0.437
2020 Hernandez DN, Tam K, Shopsin B, Radke E, Kolahi P, Copin R, Stubbe FX, Cardozo T, Torres VJ, Silverman GJ. Unbiased identification of immunogenic leukotoxin B-cell epitopes. Infection and Immunity. PMID 32014894 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00785-19  0.315
2020 Keller MD, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy and microbial pathogenesis. Cell Death and Differentiation. PMID 31896796 DOI: 10.1038/S41418-019-0481-8  0.341
2019 Sause WE, Balasubramanian D, Irnov I, Copin R, Sullivan MJ, Sommerfield A, Chan R, Dhabaria A, Askenazi M, Ueberheide B, Shopsin B, van Bakel H, Torres VJ. The purine biosynthesis regulator PurR moonlights as a virulence regulator in . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 31217288 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1904280116  0.381
2019 Tam K, Torres VJ. Secreted Toxins and Extracellular Enzymes. Microbiology Spectrum. 7. PMID 30873936 DOI: 10.1128/Microbiolspec.Gpp3-0039-2018  0.407
2019 Grunenwald CM, Choby JE, Juttukonda LJ, Beavers WN, Weiss A, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Manganese Detoxification by MntE Is Critical for Resistance to Oxidative Stress and Virulence of . Mbio. 10. PMID 30808698 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02915-18  0.318
2019 Lubkin A, Lee WL, Alonzo F, Wang C, Aligo J, Keller M, Girgis NM, Reyes-Robles T, Chan R, O'Malley A, Buckley P, Vozhilla N, Vasquez MT, Su J, Sugiyama M, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidins Target Endothelial DARC to Cause Lethality in Mice. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 30799265 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2019.01.015  0.348
2019 Chan R, Buckley PT, O'Malley A, Sause WE, Alonzo F, Lubkin A, Boguslawski KM, Payne A, Fernandez J, Strohl WR, Whitaker B, Lynch AS, Torres VJ. Identification of biologic agents to neutralize the bicomponent leukocidins of . Science Translational Medicine. 11. PMID 30651319 DOI: 10.1126/Scitranslmed.Aat0882  0.41
2019 Copin R, Sause WE, Fulmer Y, Balasubramanian D, Dyzenhaus S, Ahmed JM, Kumar K, Lees J, Stachel A, Fisher JC, Drlica K, Phillips M, Weiser JN, Planet PJ, Uhlemann AC, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Sequential evolution of virulence and resistance during clonal spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 30635416 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1814265116  0.32
2019 Berends ETM, Zheng X, Zwack EE, Ménager MM, Cammer M, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Impairs the Function of and Kills Human Dendritic Cells via the LukAB Toxin. Mbio. 10. PMID 30602580 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.01918-18  0.358
2019 Tegla CA, Herrera AM, Seffens AM, Fanok MH, Dean G, Kawaoka J, Laird ME, Fulmer Y, Willerslev-Olsen A, Hymes KB, Latkowski J, Odum N, Feske S, Shopsin B, Torres V, et al. Skin Associated Staphylococcus Aureus Contributes to Disease Progression in CTCL Blood. 134: 659-659. DOI: 10.1182/Blood-2019-131917  0.35
2018 Bhattacharya M, Berends ETM, Chan R, Schwab E, Roy S, Sen CK, Torres VJ, Wozniak DJ. biofilms release leukocidins to elicit extracellular trap formation and evade neutrophil-mediated killing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 29941565 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1721949115  0.393
2018 Gomez-Simmonds A, Annavajhala MK, Wang Z, Macesic N, Hu Y, Giddins MJ, O'Malley A, Toussaint NC, Whittier S, Torres VJ, Uhlemann AC. Genomic and Geographic Context for the Evolution of High-Risk Carbapenem-Resistant Complex Clones ST171 and ST78. Mbio. 9. PMID 29844109 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00542-18  0.312
2018 Pelzek AJ, Shopsin B, Radke EE, Tam K, Ueberheide BM, Fenyö D, Brown SM, Li Q, Rubin A, Fulmer Y, Chiang WK, Hernandez DN, El Bannoudi H, Sause WE, Sommerfield A, ... ... Torres VJ, et al. Human Memory B Cells TargetingExotoxins Are Prevalent with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection. Mbio. 9. PMID 29535203 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02125-17  0.334
2018 Mlynek KD, Sause WE, Moormeier DE, Sadykov MR, Hill KR, Torres VJ, Bayles KW, Brinsmade SR. Nutritional regulation of the Sae two-component system by CodY in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. PMID 29378891 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00012-18  0.301
2017 Juttukonda LJ, Berends ETM, Zackular JP, Moore JL, Stier MT, Zhang Y, Schmitz JE, Beavers WN, Wijers CD, Gilston BA, Kehl-Fie TE, Atkinson J, Washington MK, Peebles RS, Chazin WJ, ... Torres VJ, et al. Dietary Manganese Promotes Staphylococcal Infection of the Heart. Cell Host & Microbe. PMID 28943329 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2017.08.009  0.331
2017 Tuffs SW, James DBA, Bestebroer J, Richards AC, Goncheva MI, O'Shea M, Wee BA, Seo KS, Schlievert PM, Lengeling A, van Strijp JA, Torres VJ, Fitzgerald JR. The Staphylococcus aureus superantigen SElX is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits neutrophil function. Plos Pathogens. 13: e1006461. PMID 28880920 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1006461  0.432
2017 Gillman AN, Breshears LM, Kistler CK, Finnegan PM, Torres VJ, Schlievert PM, Peterson ML. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Enhances the Proinflammatory Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-Toxin on the Mucosa. Toxins. 9. PMID 28657583 DOI: 10.3390/Toxins9070202  0.367
2017 Spaan AN, van Strijp JAG, Torres VJ. Leukocidins: staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins find their receptors. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. PMID 28420883 DOI: 10.1038/Nrmicro.2017.27  0.335
2017 Roberts CA, Al-Tameemi HM, Mashruwala AA, Rosario-Cruz Z, Chauhan U, Sause WE, Torres VJ, Belden WJ, Boyd JM. The Suf iron-sulfur cluster biosynthetic system is essential in Staphylococcus aureus and decreased Suf function results in global metabolic defects and reduced survival in human neutrophils. Infection and Immunity. PMID 28320837 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00100-17  0.307
2017 Chapman JR, Balasubramanian D, Tam K, Askenazi M, Copin R, Shopsin B, Torres VJ, Ueberheide B. Using quantitative mass spectrometry to better understand the influence of genetics and nutritional perturbations on the virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : McP. PMID 28196877 DOI: 10.1074/Mcp.O116.065581  0.354
2017 Thomsen IP, Sapparapu G, James DB, Cassat JE, Nagarsheth M, Kose N, Putnam N, Boguslawski KM, Jones LS, Wood JB, Creech CB, Torres VJ, Crowe JE. Monoclonal antibodies against the Staphylococcus aureus bicomponent leukotoxin AB (LukAB) isolated following invasive human infection reveal diverse binding and modes of action. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. PMID 28186295 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jix071  0.395
2017 Balasubramanian D, Harper L, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis in diverse host environments. Pathogens and Disease. PMID 28104617 DOI: 10.1093/Femspd/Ftx005  0.353
2017 Fanok M, Sun A, Fogli L, Narendran V, Sause W, Kannan K, Dolgalev I, Heguy A, Fulmer Y, Sundrud M, Kutok J, Odum N, Goel S, Latkowski J, Torres V, et al. 149 Analysis of molecular etiology and bacterial triggers of cutaneous T cell lymphoma Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 137: S25. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jid.2017.02.163  0.308
2016 Lubkin A, Torres VJ. Bacteria and endothelial cells: a toxic relationship. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 35: 58-63. PMID 28013162 DOI: 10.1016/J.Mib.2016.11.008  0.322
2016 Tam K, Schultz M, Reyes-Robles T, Vanwalscappel B, Horton J, Alonzo F, Wu B, Landau NR, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Leukocidin LukED and HIV-1 gp120 Target Different Sequence Determinants on CCR5. Mbio. 7. PMID 27965453 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.02024-16  0.312
2016 Reyes-Robles T, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus Pore-Forming Toxins. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. PMID 27406190 DOI: 10.1007/82_2016_16  0.406
2016 Reyes-Robles T, Lubkin A, Alonzo F, Lacy DB, Torres VJ. Exploiting dominant-negative toxins to combat Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis. Embo Reports. PMID 26882549 DOI: 10.15252/Embr.201540994  0.348
2015 Sause WE, Buckley PT, Strohl WR, Lynch AS, Torres VJ. Antibody-Based Biologics and Their Promise to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. PMID 26719219 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tips.2015.11.008  0.336
2015 Lubkin A, Torres VJ. The ever-emerging complexity of α-toxin's interaction with host cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112: 14123-4. PMID 26542682 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1519766112  0.354
2015 De S, Bubnys A, Alonzo F, Hyun J, Lary JW, Cole JL, Torres VJ, Olson R. The Relationship Between Glycan-Binding and Direct Membrane Interactions in Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin, a Channel-Forming Toxin. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 26416894 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M115.675967  0.38
2015 Yoong P, Torres VJ. Counter inhibition between leukotoxins attenuates Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Nature Communications. 6: 8125. PMID 26330208 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9125  0.336
2015 Scherr TD, Hanke ML, Huang O, James DB, Horswill AR, Bayles KW, Fey PD, Torres VJ, Kielian T. Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Induce Macrophage Dysfunction Through Leukocidin AB and Alpha-Toxin. Mbio. 6. PMID 26307164 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.01021-15  0.368
2015 Maurer K, Torres VJ, Cadwell K. Autophagy is a key tolerance mechanism during Staphylococcus aureus infection. Autophagy. 11: 1184-6. PMID 26046478 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1058685  0.371
2015 Rawlings SA, Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D. Elimination of HIV-1-Infected Primary T Cell Reservoirs in an In Vitro Model of Latency. Plos One. 10: e0126917. PMID 25993666 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0126917  0.3
2015 Mootz JM, Benson MA, Heim CE, Crosby HA, Kavanaugh JS, Dunman PM, Kielian T, Torres VJ, Horswill AR. Rot is a key regulator of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. Molecular Microbiology. 96: 388-404. PMID 25612137 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.12943  0.384
2015 Kernbauer E, Maurer K, Torres VJ, Shopsin B, Cadwell K. Gastrointestinal dissemination and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus following bacteremia. Infection and Immunity. 83: 372-8. PMID 25385792 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.02272-14  0.375
2015 Killikelly A, Benson MA, Ohneck EA, Sampson JM, Jakoncic J, Spurrier B, Torres VJ, Kong XP. Structure-based functional characterization of repressor of toxin (Rot), a central regulator of Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Journal of Bacteriology. 197: 188-200. PMID 25331435 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.02317-14  0.386
2015 Rose HR, Holzman RS, Altman DR, Smyth DS, Wasserman GA, Kafer JM, Wible M, Mendes RE, Torres VJ, Shopsin B. Cytotoxic Virulence Predicts Mortality in Nosocomial Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211: 1862-74. PMID 25298028 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiu554  0.33
2015 Parker D, Ryan CL, Alonzo F, Torres VJ, Planet PJ, Prince AS. CD4+ T cells promote the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211: 835-45. PMID 25240171 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiu525  0.387
2014 Shewell LK, Harvey RM, Higgins MA, Day CJ, Hartley-Tassell LE, Chen AY, Gillen CM, James DB, Alonzo F, Torres VJ, Walker MJ, Paton AW, Paton JC, Jennings MP. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins pneumolysin and streptolysin O require binding to red blood cell glycans for hemolytic activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111: E5312-20. PMID 25422425 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1412703111  0.342
2014 Spaan AN, Vrieling M, Wallet P, Badiou C, Reyes-Robles T, Ohneck EA, Benito Y, de Haas CJ, Day CJ, Jennings MP, Lina G, Vandenesch F, van Kessel KP, Torres VJ, van Strijp JA, et al. The staphylococcal toxins γ-haemolysin AB and CB differentially target phagocytes by employing specific chemokine receptors. Nature Communications. 5: 5438. PMID 25384670 DOI: 10.1038/Ncomms6438  0.385
2014 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. The bicomponent pore-forming leucocidins of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : Mmbr. 78: 199-230. PMID 24847020 DOI: 10.1128/Mmbr.00055-13  0.435
2014 Yang Y, Torchinsky MB, Gobert M, Xiong H, Xu M, Linehan JL, Alonzo F, Ng C, Chen A, Lin X, Sczesnak A, Liao JJ, Torres VJ, Jenkins MK, Lafaille JJ, et al. Focused specificity of intestinal TH17 cells towards commensal bacterial antigens. Nature. 510: 152-6. PMID 24739972 DOI: 10.1038/Nature13279  0.346
2014 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Liu X, Day CJ, Chumbler NM, James DB, Alonzo F, Bode NJ, Lacy DB, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Identification of a crucial residue required for Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxicity and receptor recognition. Infection and Immunity. 82: 1268-76. PMID 24379286 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01444-13  0.391
2014 Thomsen IP, Dumont AL, James DB, Yoong P, Saville BR, Soper N, Torres VJ, Creech CB. Children with invasive Staphylococcus aureus disease exhibit a potently neutralizing antibody response to the cytotoxin LukAB. Infection and Immunity. 82: 1234-42. PMID 24379282 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01558-13  0.34
2014 DuMont AL, Torres VJ. Cell targeting by the Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming toxins: it's not just about lipids. Trends in Microbiology. 22: 21-7. PMID 24231517 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tim.2013.10.004  0.394
2014 Zurek OW, Nygaard TK, Watkins RL, Pallister KB, Torres VJ, Horswill AR, Voyich JM. The role of innate immunity in promoting SaeR/S-mediated virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Innate Immunity. 6: 21-30. PMID 23816635 DOI: 10.1159/000351200  0.374
2014 Torres VJ. Co-evolving host-pathogen interactions Microbe. 9: 47. DOI: 10.1128/Microbe.9.47.1  0.374
2014 Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Torres VJ. S. aureus virulence factors thwart host immune responses Microbe. 9: 240-244. DOI: 10.1128/Microbe.9.240.1  0.377
2014 Krulwich T, Vaish M, Christie S, Torres VJ, Alonzo F, Reyes-Robles T, Price-Whelan A, Liu J. Two multi-subunit cation/proton antiporters have major roles in the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Bioenergetics. 1837: e110. DOI: 10.1016/J.Bbabio.2014.05.265  0.365
2013 Reyes-Robles T, Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Lacy DB, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED targets the chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 to kill leukocytes and promote infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 14: 453-9. PMID 24139401 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.09.005  0.398
2013 Price-Whelan A, Poon CK, Benson MA, Eidem TT, Roux CM, Boyd JM, Dunman PM, Torres VJ, Krulwich TA. Transcriptional profiling of Staphylococcus aureus during growth in 2 M NaCl leads to clarification of physiological roles for Kdp and Ktr K+ uptake systems. Mbio. 4. PMID 23963175 DOI: 10.1128/Mbio.00407-13  0.308
2013 Cassat JE, Hammer ND, Campbell JP, Benson MA, Perrien DS, Mrak LN, Smeltzer MS, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. A secreted bacterial protease tailors the Staphylococcus aureus virulence repertoire to modulate bone remodeling during osteomyelitis. Cell Host & Microbe. 13: 759-72. PMID 23768499 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.05.003  0.317
2013 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Day CJ, Alonzo F, McDonald WH, Jennings MP, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus LukAB cytotoxin kills human neutrophils by targeting the CD11b subunit of the integrin Mac-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110: 10794-9. PMID 23754403 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1305121110  0.449
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus and CCR5: unveiling commonalities in host-pathogen interactions and potential treatment strategies. Future Microbiology. 8: 425-8. PMID 23534355 DOI: 10.2217/Fmb.13.12  0.321
2013 DuMont AL, Yoong P, Surewaard BG, Benson MA, Nijland R, van Strijp JA, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus elaborates leukocidin AB to mediate escape from within human neutrophils. Infection and Immunity. 81: 1830-41. PMID 23509138 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00095-13  0.424
2013 Yoong P, Torres VJ. The effects of Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins on the host: cell lysis and beyond. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 16: 63-9. PMID 23466211 DOI: 10.1016/J.Mib.2013.01.012  0.401
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. Bacterial survival amidst an immune onslaught: the contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxins. Plos Pathogens. 9: e1003143. PMID 23436994 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1003143  0.42
2013 Alonzo F, Torres VJ. A lesson in survival: S. aureus versus the skin. Cell Host & Microbe. 13: 3-5. PMID 23332150 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2013.01.001  0.319
2013 Alonzo F, Kozhaya L, Rawlings SA, Reyes-Robles T, DuMont AL, Myszka DG, Landau NR, Unutmaz D, Torres VJ. CCR5 is a receptor for Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED. Nature. 493: 51-5. PMID 23235831 DOI: 10.1038/Nature11724  0.42
2013 Huang ML, Benson MA, Shin SBY, Torres VJ, Kirshenbaum K. Amphiphilic cyclic peptoids that exhibit antimicrobial activity by disrupting Staphylococcus aureus membranes European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 3560-3566. DOI: 10.1002/Ejoc.201300077  0.352
2012 Nygaard TK, Pallister KB, DuMont AL, DeWald M, Watkins RL, Pallister EQ, Malone C, Griffith S, Horswill AR, Torres VJ, Voyich JM. Alpha-toxin induces programmed cell death of human T cells, B cells, and monocytes during USA300 infection. Plos One. 7: e36532. PMID 22574180 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0036532  0.33
2012 Morrison JM, Miller EW, Benson MA, Alonzo F, Yoong P, Torres VJ, Hinrichs SH, Dunman PM. Characterization of SSR42, a novel virulence factor regulatory RNA that contributes to the pathogenesis of a Staphylococcus aureus USA300 representative. Journal of Bacteriology. 194: 2924-38. PMID 22493015 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.06708-11  0.368
2012 Alonzo F, Benson MA, Chen J, Novick RP, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus leucocidin ED contributes to systemic infection by targeting neutrophils and promoting bacterial growth in vivo. Molecular Microbiology. 83: 423-35. PMID 22142035 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2011.07942.X  0.413
2012 Huang ML, Shin SB, Benson MA, Torres VJ, Kirshenbaum K. A comparison of linear and cyclic peptoid oligomers as potent antimicrobial agents. Chemmedchem. 7: 114-22. PMID 21990117 DOI: 10.1002/Cmdc.201100358  0.361
2011 Benson MA, Lilo S, Wasserman GA, Thoendel M, Smith A, Horswill AR, Fraser J, Novick RP, Shopsin B, Torres VJ. Staphylococcus aureus regulates the expression and production of the staphylococcal superantigen-like secreted proteins in a Rot-dependent manner. Molecular Microbiology. 81: 659-75. PMID 21651625 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2011.07720.X  0.411
2011 Dumont AL, Nygaard TK, Watkins RL, Smith A, Kozhaya L, Kreiswirth BN, Shopsin B, Unutmaz D, Voyich JM, Torres VJ. Characterization of a new cytotoxin that contributes to Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis. Molecular Microbiology. 79: 814-25. PMID 21255120 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2010.07490.X  0.449
2010 Pishchany G, McCoy AL, Torres VJ, Krause JC, Crowe JE, Fabry ME, Skaar EP. Specificity for human hemoglobin enhances Staphylococcus aureus infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 8: 544-50. PMID 21147468 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2010.11.002  0.406
2010 Attia AS, Benson MA, Stauff DL, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Membrane damage elicits an immunomodulatory program in Staphylococcus aureus. Plos Pathogens. 6: e1000802. PMID 20300601 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Ppat.1000802  0.382
2010 Torres VJ, Attia AS, Mason WJ, Hood MI, Corbin BD, Beasley FC, Anderson KL, Stauff DL, McDonald WH, Zimmerman LJ, Friedman DB, Heinrichs DE, Dunman PM, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus fur regulates the expression of virulence factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of pneumonia. Infection and Immunity. 78: 1618-28. PMID 20100857 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01423-09  0.385
2008 Loh JT, Torres VJ, Algood HM, McClain MS, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori HopQ outer membrane protein attenuates bacterial adherence to gastric epithelial cells. Fems Microbiology Letters. 289: 53-8. PMID 19065710 DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-6968.2008.01368.X  0.572
2008 Ivie SE, McClain MS, Torres VJ, Algood HM, Lacy DB, Yang R, Blanke SR, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori VacA subdomain required for intracellular toxin activity and assembly of functional oligomeric complexes. Infection and Immunity. 76: 2843-51. PMID 18443094 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01664-07  0.738
2008 Stauff DL, Bagaley D, Torres VJ, Joyce R, Anderson KL, Kuechenmeister L, Dunman PM, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus HrtA is an ATPase required for protection against heme toxicity and prevention of a transcriptional heme stress response. Journal of Bacteriology. 190: 3588-96. PMID 18326576 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01921-07  0.376
2008 Corbin BD, Seeley EH, Raab A, Feldmann J, Miller MR, Torres VJ, Anderson KL, Dattilo BM, Dunman PM, Gerads R, Caprioli RM, Nacken W, Chazin WJ, Skaar EP. Metal chelation and inhibition of bacterial growth in tissue abscesses. Science (New York, N.Y.). 319: 962-5. PMID 18276893 DOI: 10.1126/Science.1152449  0.345
2007 Torres VJ, Stauff DL, Pishchany G, Bezbradica JS, Gordy LE, Iturregui J, Anderson KL, Dunman PM, Joyce S, Skaar EP. A Staphylococcus aureus regulatory system that responds to host heme and modulates virulence. Cell Host & Microbe. 1: 109-19. PMID 18005689 DOI: 10.1016/J.Chom.2007.03.001  0.389
2007 Torres VJ, VanCompernolle SE, Sundrud MS, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin inhibits activation-induced proliferation of human T and B lymphocyte subsets. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 179: 5433-40. PMID 17911630 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.179.8.5433  0.571
2007 Stauff DL, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Signaling and DNA-binding activities of the Staphylococcus aureus HssR-HssS two-component system required for heme sensing. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282: 26111-21. PMID 17635909 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M703797200  0.383
2007 Loh JT, Torres VJ, Cover TL. Regulation of Helicobacter pylori cagA expression in response to salt. Cancer Research. 67: 4709-15. PMID 17510398 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.Can-06-4746  0.559
2007 Reniere ML, Torres VJ, Skaar EP. Intracellular metalloporphyrin metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus. Biometals : An International Journal On the Role of Metal Ions in Biology, Biochemistry, and Medicine. 20: 333-45. PMID 17387580 DOI: 10.1007/S10534-006-9032-0  0.334
2007 Ghose C, Perez-Perez GI, Torres VJ, Crosatti M, Nomura A, Peek RM, Cover TL, Francois F, Blaser MJ. Serological assays for identification of human gastric colonization by Helicobacter pylori strains expressing VacA m1 or m2. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology : Cvi. 14: 442-50. PMID 17267587 DOI: 10.1128/Cvi.00434-06  0.526
2007 Algood HM, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Resistance of primary murine CD4+ T cells to Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin. Infection and Immunity. 75: 334-41. PMID 17074854 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01063-06  0.561
2006 Torres VJ, Pishchany G, Humayun M, Schneewind O, Skaar EP. Staphylococcus aureus IsdB is a hemoglobin receptor required for heme iron utilization. Journal of Bacteriology. 188: 8421-9. PMID 17041042 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01335-06  0.354
2006 Oswald-Richter K, Torres VJ, Sundrud MS, VanCompernolle SE, Cover TL, Unutmaz D. Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin inhibits human immunodeficiency virus infection of primary human T cells. Journal of Virology. 80: 11767-75. PMID 17005643 DOI: 10.1128/Jvi.00213-06  0.574
2006 McClain MS, Czajkowsky DM, Torres VJ, Szabo G, Shao Z, Cover TL. Random mutagenesis of Helicobacter pylori vacA to identify amino acids essential for vacuolating cytotoxic activity. Infection and Immunity. 74: 6188-95. PMID 16954403 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00915-06  0.572
2006 Busler VJ, Torres VJ, McClain MS, Tirado O, Friedman DB, Cover TL. Protein-protein interactions among Helicobacter pylori cag proteins. Journal of Bacteriology. 188: 4787-800. PMID 16788188 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.00066-06  0.579
2006 Torres VJ, McClain MS, Cover TL. Mapping of a domain required for protein-protein interactions and inhibitory activity of a Helicobacter pylori dominant-negative VacA mutant protein. Infection and Immunity. 74: 2093-101. PMID 16552038 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.74.4.2093-2101.2006  0.595
2005 Torres VJ, Ivie SE, McClain MS, Cover TL. Functional properties of the p33 and p55 domains of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280: 21107-14. PMID 15817461 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M501042200  0.724
2004 Sundrud MS, Torres VJ, Unutmaz D, Cover TL. Inhibition of primary human T cell proliferation by Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin (VacA) is independent of VacA effects on IL-2 secretion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101: 7727-32. PMID 15128946 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.0401528101  0.568
2004 Torres VJ, McClain MS, Cover TL. Interactions between p-33 and p-55 domains of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA). The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279: 2324-31. PMID 14593124 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M310159200  0.588
2002 Donahue JP, Israel DA, Torres VJ, Necheva AS, Miller GG. Inactivation of a Helicobacter pylori DNA methyltransferase alters dnaK operon expression following host-cell adherence. Fems Microbiology Letters. 208: 295-301. PMID 11959452 DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-6968.2002.Tb11097.X  0.354
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