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Edgar E Llontop

PhD Student Universidade de São Paulo
Verified email at usp.br
Cited by 140

Antibacterial T6SS effectors with a VRR-Nuc domain are structure-specific nucleases

…, GG Nicastro, L Mead, EE Llontop… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) secretes antibacterial effectors into target competitors.
Salmonella spp. encode five phylogenetically distinct T6SSs. Here, we characterize the …

The Xanthomonas type IV pilus

G Dunger, E Llontop, CR Guzzo, CS Farah - Current Opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights • The role that type IV pili play in Xanthomonas pathogenesis varies from species
to species. • Xanthomonas T4P are regulated via unique molecular mechanisms that differ …

Toxicity of spike fragments SARS-CoV-2 S protein for zebrafish: A tool to study its hazardous for human health?

…, RRC Rosales, I Todeschini, I Rivero, E Llontop… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the significant increase in the generation of SARS-CoV-2 contaminated domestic
and hospital wastewater, little is known about the ecotoxicological effects of the virus or its …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal type IV secretion system homeostasis in Xanthomonas citri

W Cenens, MO Andrade, E Llontop… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Several Xanthomonas species have a type IV secretion system (T4SS) that injects a cocktail
of antibacterial proteins into neighbouring Gram-negative bacteria, often leading to rapid …

Zebrafish studies on the vaccine candidate to COVID-19, the Spike protein: Production of antibody and adverse reaction

…, RRC Rosales, I Todeschini, I Rivero, E Llontop… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Establishing new experimental animal models to assess the safety and immune response to
the antigen used in the development of COVID-19 vaccine is an imperative issue. Based on …

[HTML][HTML] The PilB-PilZ-FimX regulatory complex of the Type IV pilus from Xanthomonas citri

EE Llontop, W Cenens, DC Favaro, GG Sgro… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Type IV pili (T4P) are thin and flexible filaments found on the surface of a wide range of
Gram-negative bacteria that undergo cycles of extension and retraction and participate in a …

Importance of the β5− β6 Loop for the Structure, Catalytic Efficiency, and Stability of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class D β-Lactamase Subfamily OXA-143

VU Antunes, EE Llontop, FNC Vasconcelos… - Biochemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
The class D β-lactamase OXA-143 has been described as an efficient penicillinase, oxacillinase,
and carbapenemase. The D224A variant, known as OXA-231, was described in 2012 …

Antibacterial T6SS effectors with a VRR-Nuc domain induce target cell death via DNA Double-Strand Breaks

…, G Gonçalves Nicastro, L Mead, EE Llontop… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The T6SS (Type VI secretion System) secretes antibacterial effectors into target competitors.
Salmonella spp. encode five phylogenetically distinct T6SSs. Here we characterize the …

Resource sharing by outer membrane vesicles from a citrus pathogen

…, AD Purificação, I Todeschini, EE Llontop… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The causative agent of citrus canker disease, Xanthomonas citri pv. citri, was found to
produce copious amounts of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), frequently forming long …

Zebrafish studies on the vaccine candidate to COVID-19, the Spike protein: Production of antibody and adverse reaction (preprint)

…, RRC Rosales, I Todeschini, I Rivero, E Llontop… - 2020 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Establishing new experimental animal models to assess the safety and immune response to
the antigen used in the development of COVID-19 vaccine is an imperative issue. Based on …