Joan Mecsas

<i>Yersinia</i> signals macrophages to undergo apoptosis and YopJ is necessary for this cell death

Denise M. Monack, Joan Mecsas, Nafisa Ghori et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 411 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

The activity of sigma E, an Escherichia coli heat-inducible sigma-factor, is modulated by expression of outer membrane proteins.

Joan Mecsas, Pierre E. Rouvière, James Erickson et al. · Genes & Development · 1993 · 409 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +11

The NLRP12 Inflammasome Recognizes Yersinia pestis

Gregory I. Vladimer, Dan Weng, Sara W. Montminy Paquette et al. · Immunity · 2012 · 362 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +12

rpoE, the gene encoding the second heat‐shock sigma factor, sigma E, in Escherichia coli.

Pierre E. Rouvière, Alejandro De Las Peñas, Joan Mecsas et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1995 · 309 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +6

<i>Yersinia</i>-induced Apoptosis In Vivo Aids in the Establishment of a Systemic Infection of Mice

Denise M. Monack, Joan Mecsas, Donna M. Bouley et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1998 · 240 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17