Elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying host-pathogen interactions is important for control and treatment of infectious diseases worldwide. Within the last decade, mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has become a powerful and effective approach to better understand complex and dynamic host-pathogen interactions at the protein level. Herein we will review the recent progress in proteomic analyses towards bacterial infection of their mammalian host with a particular focus on enteric pathogens. Large-scale studies of dynamic proteomic alterations during infection will be discussed from the perspective of both pathogenic bacteria and host cells.
Animals ; Bacteria ; chemistry ; pathogenicity ; Bacterial Infections ; microbiology ; pathology ; Bacterial Proteins ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Mass Spectrometry ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Proteomics