2022
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity
Han W, Peng B, Wang C, Townsend G, Barry N, Peske F, Goodman A, Liu J, Rodnina M, Groisman E. Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity. The EMBO Journal 2022, 42: embj2022112372. PMID: 36472247, PMCID: PMC9841332, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022112372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEF-G1Protein synthesisGTPase activityGuanosine triphosphateElongation factor GCarbon starvationCellular processesStarvation conditionsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronFactor GSingular abilityAmino acidsCell growthParalogsMurine cecumTranslocationGut colonizationColonizationCellsRibosomesProteinStarvationThetaiotaomicronBacteriaFitness
2019
Activator of one protease transforms into inhibitor of another in response to nutritional signals
Yeom J, Groisman EA. Activator of one protease transforms into inhibitor of another in response to nutritional signals. Genes & Development 2019, 33: 1280-1292. PMID: 31371438, PMCID: PMC6719616, DOI: 10.1101/gad.325241.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutritional signalsProtease specificityClpAP proteaseProtease LonProtein homeostasisParticular proteinToxic proteinsRegulatory roleParticular substrateRapid response mechanismProtein amountSpecific signalsResponse mechanismsProteaseProteinActivatorAcetylationProteomeCellsInhibitorsLonAdaptorSpecificityProteolysisBinds
2017
ATP-Dependent Persister Formation in Escherichia coli
Shan Y, Gandt A, Rowe S, Deisinger J, Conlon B, Lewis K, Zgurskaya H, Groisman E. ATP-Dependent Persister Formation in Escherichia coli. MBio 2017, 8: e02267-16. PMID: 28174313, PMCID: PMC5296605, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02267-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic infectionFluorescence-activated cell sortingDrug toleranceATP levelsPersister formationDrug-tolerant persistersFluoroquinolone treatmentStress-induced activationSubpopulation of cellsLevels of ATPDormant variantsAntibiotic-tolerant cellsCellular ATP levelsBactericidal antibioticsDim cellsInfectionActivationPersister cellsAntibioticsCell sortingTreatmentSubpopulationsCellsActive toxinToxin activation
2015
When Too Much ATP Is Bad for Protein Synthesis
Pontes MH, Sevostyanova A, Groisman EA. When Too Much ATP Is Bad for Protein Synthesis. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2015, 427: 2586-2594. PMID: 26150063, PMCID: PMC4531837, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein synthesisStructure of ribosomesEnergy-dependent activitiesATP levelsRibosome productionCellular processesTranslation initiationCytoplasmic membraneEssential enzymeCellular ATPEnergy currencyLiving cellsATPCellsDivalent cationsCrucial roleTriphosphateRibosomesAminoacylationOrganismsNon-physiological increaseCofactorEnzymeBiochemistryCommon divalent cations
2009
Response Acceleration in Post-translationally Regulated Genetic Circuits
Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. Response Acceleration in Post-translationally Regulated Genetic Circuits. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 396: 1398-1409. PMID: 19932119, PMCID: PMC2861412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory proteinsTwo-component system familyBacterial signal transductionGenetic regulatory circuitsTwo-component systemSteady-state output levelGenetic circuitsRegulatory circuitsSignal transductionSensor proteinsTranscription factorsGene expressionLiving cellsPhosphorylation levelsProteinSpecific signalsKinetic propertiesSuch modificationsCellsTransductionPhosphorylationRegulatorMechanismPrevalent formExpression
2003
The Salmonella SpiC protein targets the mammalian Hook3 protein function to alter cellular trafficking
Shotland Y, Krämer H, Groisman EA. The Salmonella SpiC protein targets the mammalian Hook3 protein function to alter cellular trafficking. Molecular Microbiology 2003, 49: 1565-1576. PMID: 12950921, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03668.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCyclic AMPGenes, ReporterLysosomesMacrophagesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhagosomesProtein BindingProtein TransportRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsPhagosome-lysosome fusionCellular traffickingType III secretion systemEndosome-endosome fusionDominant negative mutantCytosol of macrophagesMammalian proteinsPhenotype of cellsProtein functionGolgi morphologySecretion systemDistribution of lysosomesSpiC genePhagosomal membraneProteinMurine macrophagesTraffickingCytosolVero cellsMacrophagesCellsMutantsHook3FusionGenes
2001
Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Response Involved in Attenuation of Pathogen Intracellular Proliferation
Cano D, Martı́nez-Moya M, Pucciarelli M, Groisman E, Casadesús J, Portillo F. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Response Involved in Attenuation of Pathogen Intracellular Proliferation. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 6463-6474. PMID: 11553591, PMCID: PMC98782, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.10.6463-6474.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular growth rateIntracellular bacterial viabilityIntracellular proliferation rateNormal rat kidney fibroblastsBacterial overgrowthNonphagocytic host cellsRat kidney fibroblastsNormal fibroblast cellsIntracellular bacterial proliferationMacrophage cellsIntracellular proliferationIntracellular bacteriaKidney fibroblastsVirulence genesFunction mutationsProliferation rateHost cellsBacterial proliferationSerovar TyphimuriumPhoP-PhoQ systemS. entericaProliferationCellsSalmonella enterica
2000
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis
Groisman EA, Mouslim C. Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2000, 13: 519-522. PMID: 11964823, DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200010000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
The evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria
Ochman H, Groisman EA. The evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria. Canadian Journal Of Microbiology 1995, 41: 555-561. PMID: 7641138, DOI: 10.1139/m95-074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic distributionGenomic locationPlant pathogensDivergent pathogensSecretory pathwayVirulence proteinsGene complexHost rangeHost cellsSimilar machineryEnteric bacteriaPathogensProteinDisease pathologyEnteric pathogensMachineryBacteriaPathwayShigella sppSppAnalogous structuresSequenceInvasionCellsComplexes
1989
A Salmonella Locus that Controls Resistance to Microbicidal Proteins from Phagocytic Cells
Fields P, Groisman E, Heffron F. A Salmonella Locus that Controls Resistance to Microbicidal Proteins from Phagocytic Cells. Science 1989, 243: 1059-1062. PMID: 2646710, DOI: 10.1126/science.2646710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular pathogen Salmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cellsImportant health problemProfessional phagocytic cellsFacultative intracellular pathogenPrimary defense mechanismHealth problemsMicrobicidal mechanismsPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumIntracellular survivalIntracellular pathogensMicrobicidal proteinsDefense mechanismsSalmonella typhimuriumCells