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Overview

Eric Cascales is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and focuses their research on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work comprises 87 publications within this broad field, highlighting specific engagement in several subfields including endocrinology, genetics, molecular biology, molecular medicine, and ecology.

Their research topics span multiple areas of bacterial genetics and biotechnology, with notable attention given to Vibrio bacteria research studies and Escherichia coli research studies. Additional thematic areas include antibiotic resistance in bacteria, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, as well as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research network include Thierry Doan, Dukas Jurėnas, Maïalène Chabalier, Tâm Mignot, and Ignacio Lunar Silva, reflecting ongoing partnerships across various projects. Their work is commonly published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of Molecular Biology, mBio, Methods in Molecular Biology, and Nature Communications.

Notable recent research papers authored by Eric Cascales include:

  • Molecular Strategies Underlying Porphyromonas gingivalis Virulence (2021), Journal of Molecular Biology
  • A Tad-like apparatus is required for contact-dependent prey killing in predatory social bacteria (2021), eLife
  • Mounting, structure and autocleavage of a type VI secretion-associated Rhs polymorphic toxin (2021), Nature Communications
  • The Type IX Secretion System and Its Role in Bacterial Function and Pathogenesis (2021), Journal of Dental Research
  • A unique bacterial secretion machinery with multiple secretion centers (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Eric Cascales has also contributed to the book literature with a publication titled Bacterial Secretion Systems (2023) under Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • THE VERSATILE BACTERIAL TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS

    Eric Cascales;Peter J. Christie

  • BIOGENESIS, ARCHITECTURE, AND FUNCTION OF BACTERIAL TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS

    Peter J. Christie;Krishnamohan Atmakuri;Vidhya Krishnamoorthy;Simon Jakubowski

  • Definition of a Bacterial Type IV Secretion Pathway for a DNA Substrate

    Eric Cascales;Peter J. Christie

  • The Type VI Secretion Toolkit

    Eric Cascales

  • Structure and regulation of the type VI secretion system.

    Julie M. Silverman;Yannick R. Brunet;Eric Cascales;Joseph D. Mougous

  • Pal Lipoprotein of Escherichia coli Plays a Major Role in Outer Membrane Integrity

    Eric Cascales;Alain Bernadac;Marthe Gavioli;Jean-Claude Lazzaroni

  • Salmonella Typhimurium utilizes a T6SS-mediated antibacterial weapon to establish in the host gut.

    Thibault G. Sana;Nicolas Flaugnatti;Kyler A. Lugo;Lilian H. Lam

  • Energetic components VirD4, VirB11 and VirB4 mediate early DNA transfer reactions required for bacterial type IV secretion.

    Krishnamohan Atmakuri;Eric Cascales;Peter J. Christie

  • Structural biology of type VI secretion systems

    Eric Cascales;Christian Cambillau;Christian Cambillau

  • Biogenesis and structure of a type VI secretion membrane core complex

    Eric Durand;Van Son Nguyen;Abdelrahim Zoued;Laureen Logger

  • Architecture and assembly of the Type VI secretion system.

    Abdelrahim Zoued;Yannick R Brunet;Eric Durand;Marie-Stéphanie Aschtgen

  • SciN is an outer membrane lipoprotein required for type VI secretion in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.

    Marie-Stéphanie Aschtgen;Christophe S. Bernard;Sophie De Bentzmann;Roland Lloubès

  • VgrG, Tae, Tle, and beyond: the versatile arsenal of Type VI secretion effectors

    Eric Durand;Christian Cambillau;Eric Cascales;Laure Journet

  • The Tol-Pal proteins of the Escherichia coli cell envelope: an energized system required for outer membrane integrity?

    Roland Lloubès;Eric Cascales;Anne Walburger;Emmanuelle Bouveret

  • The TolQ-TolR proteins energize TolA and share homologies with the flagellar motor proteins MotA-MotB.

    Eric Cascales;Roland Lloubès;James N Sturgis

  • The Type VI Secretion TssEFGK-VgrG Phage-Like Baseplate Is Recruited to the TssJLM Membrane Complex via Multiple Contacts and Serves As Assembly Platform for Tail Tube/Sheath Polymerization

    Yannick R. Brunet;Abdelrahim Zoued;Frédéric Boyer;Badreddine Douzi

  • Agrobacterium VirB10, an ATP energy sensor required for type IV secretion

    Eric Cascales;Peter J. Christie

  • Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility

    Mingzhai Sun;Morgane Wartel;Eric Cascales;Joshua W. Shaevitz

  • Nooks and Crannies in Type VI Secretion Regulation

    Christophe S. Bernard;Yannick R. Brunet;Erwan Gueguen;Eric Cascales

  • Proton motive force drives the interaction of the inner membrane TolA and outer membrane pal proteins in Escherichia coli.

    Eric Cascales;Marthe Gavioli;James N. Sturgis;Roland Lloubès

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Spinelli
Silvia Spinelli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter J. Christie
Peter J. Christie The University of Texas at Austin
Christian Cambillau
Christian Cambillau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
James N. Sturgis
James N. Sturgis Aix-Marseille University
John F. Atkins
John F. Atkins University College Cork
Alain Filloux
Alain Filloux Imperial College London
Corinne Aubert
Corinne Aubert Sorbonne University
Benoit Chassaing
Benoit Chassaing Georgia State University
Denise M. Monack
Denise M. Monack Stanford University

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