title: Molecular mechanisms exploited by Listeria monocytogenes during host cell invasion.
abstract: The facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has evolved multiple strategies to invade a large panel of mammalian cells. Host cell invasion is critical for several stages of listeriosis pathology such as the initial crossing of the host intestinal barrier and the successive colonization of diverse target organs including the placenta. In this review, we address the main molecular mechanisms known to be used by L. monocytogenes during invasion of nonphagocytic cells and host tissues.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology and Internal Medicine, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. seveau.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seveau
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pizarro-Cerda
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cossart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; C069761:internalin protein, Bacteria