Lian-Yong Gao

Apoptosis in Macrophages and Alveolar Epithelial Cells during Early Stages of Infection by Legionella pneumophila and Its Role in Cytopathogenicity

Gao, Lian-Yong, Abu Kwaik, Yousef

The hallmark of Legionnaires’ disease is intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila within cells in the alveolar spaces. Cytopathogenicity of this bacterium to the host cell has been well...

Activation of Caspase 3 during Legionella pneumophila-Induced Apoptosis

Gao, Lian-Yong, Abu Kwaik, Yousef

The hallmark of Legionnaires’ disease is replication of Legionella pneumophila within cells in the alveolar spaces. The mechanisms by which L. pneumophila replicates intracellularly and kills the...

Temporal Pore Formation-Mediated Egress from Macrophages and Alveolar Epithelial Cells by Legionella pneumophila

Alli, O. A. Terry, Gao, Lian-Yong, Pedersen, Lisa L., Zink, Steven, Radulic, Marina, Doric, Miljenko, ...

Legionella pneumophila does not induce apoptosis in the protozoan host, but induces pore formation-mediated cytolysis after termination of intracellular replication (L.-Y. Gao and Y. Abu Kwaik,...

Identification of Macrophage-Specific Infectivity Loci (mil) of Legionella pneumophila That Are Not Required for Infectivity of Protozoa

Gao, Lian-Yong, Harb, Omar S., Kwaik, Yousef Abu

We have recently shown that many mutants of Legionella pneumophila exhibit similar defective phenotypes within both U937 human-derived macrophages and the protozoan host Acanthamoeba (L.-Y. Gao, O....

Heterogeneity in the Attachment and Uptake Mechanisms of the Legionnaires’ Disease Bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, by Protozoan Hosts

Harb, Omar S., Venkataraman, Chandrasekar, Haack, Bradley J., Gao, Lian-Yong, Kwaik, Yousef Abu

Invasion and intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila within protozoa in the environment plays a major role in the transmission of Legionnaires’ disease. Intracellular replication of L....

Transposon Mutagenesis of Mycobacterium marinum Identifies a Locus Linking Pigmentation and Intracellular Survival

Gao, Lian-Yong, Groger, Richard, Cox, Jeffery S., Beverley, Stephen M., Lawson, Elise H., Brown, Eric J.

Pathogenic mycobacteria survive and replicate within host macrophages, but the molecular mechanisms involved in this necessary step in the pathogenesis of infection are not completely understood....

A Mycobacterial Operon Essential for Virulence In Vivo and Invasion and Intracellular Persistence in Macrophages

Gao, Lian-Yong, Pak, Melissa, Kish, Rabab, Kajihara, Kimberly, Brown, Eric J.

The ability to invade and grow in macrophages is necessary for Mycobacterium tuberculosis to cause disease. We have found a Mycobacterium marinum locus of two genes that is required for both invasion...

Apoptosis in Macrophages and Alveolar Epithelial Cells during Early Stages of Infection by Legionella pneumophila and Its Role in Cytopathogenicity

Gao, Lian-Yong, Abu Kwaik, Yousef

The hallmark of Legionnaires’ disease is intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila within cells in the alveolar spaces. Cytopathogenicity of this bacterium to the host cell has been well...

Activation of Caspase 3 during Legionella pneumophila-Induced Apoptosis

Gao, Lian-Yong, Abu Kwaik, Yousef

The hallmark of Legionnaires’ disease is replication of Legionella pneumophila within cells in the alveolar spaces. The mechanisms by which L. pneumophila replicates intracellularly and kills the...

Temporal Pore Formation-Mediated Egress from Macrophages and Alveolar Epithelial Cells by Legionella pneumophila

Alli, O. A. Terry, Gao, Lian-Yong, Pedersen, Lisa L., Zink, Steven, Radulic, Marina, Doric, Miljenko, ...

Legionella pneumophila does not induce apoptosis in the protozoan host, but induces pore formation-mediated cytolysis after termination of intracellular replication (L.-Y. Gao and Y. Abu Kwaik,...

Identification of Macrophage-Specific Infectivity Loci (mil) of Legionella pneumophila That Are Not Required for Infectivity of Protozoa

Gao, Lian-Yong, Harb, Omar S., Kwaik, Yousef Abu

We have recently shown that many mutants of Legionella pneumophila exhibit similar defective phenotypes within both U937 human-derived macrophages and the protozoan host Acanthamoeba (L.-Y. Gao, O....

Heterogeneity in the Attachment and Uptake Mechanisms of the Legionnaires’ Disease Bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, by Protozoan Hosts

Harb, Omar S., Venkataraman, Chandrasekar, Haack, Bradley J., Gao, Lian-Yong, Kwaik, Yousef Abu

Invasion and intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila within protozoa in the environment plays a major role in the transmission of Legionnaires’ disease. Intracellular replication of L....

Transposon Mutagenesis of Mycobacterium marinum Identifies a Locus Linking Pigmentation and Intracellular Survival

Gao, Lian-Yong, Groger, Richard, Cox, Jeffery S., Beverley, Stephen M., Lawson, Elise H., Brown, Eric J.

Pathogenic mycobacteria survive and replicate within host macrophages, but the molecular mechanisms involved in this necessary step in the pathogenesis of infection are not completely understood....

A Mycobacterial Operon Essential for Virulence In Vivo and Invasion and Intracellular Persistence in Macrophages

Gao, Lian-Yong, Pak, Melissa, Kish, Rabab, Kajihara, Kimberly, Brown, Eric J.

The ability to invade and grow in macrophages is necessary for Mycobacterium tuberculosis to cause disease. We have found a Mycobacterium marinum locus of two genes that is required for both invasion...

A Faculty Team Works to Create Content Linkages among Various Courses to Increase Meaningful Learning of Targeted Concepts of Microbiology

Marbach-Ad, Gili, Briken, Volker, Frauwirth, Kenneth, Gao, Lian-Yong, Hutcheson, Steven W., Joseph, Sam W., ...

As research faculty with expertise in the area of host–pathogen interactions (HPI), we used a research group model to effect our professional development as scientific educators. We have...

Mycobacterium marinum Escapes from Phagosomes and Is Propelled by Actin-based Motility

Stamm, Luisa M., Morisaki, J. Hiroshi, Gao, Lian-Yong, Jeng, Robert L., McDonald, Kent L., Roth, Robyn, ...

Mycobacteria are responsible for a number of human and animal diseases and are classical intracellular pathogens, living inside macrophages rather than as free-living organisms during infection....