2022
Degradation of gene silencer is essential for expression of foreign genes and bacterial colonization of the mammalian gut
Choi J, Schmukler M, Groisman EA. Degradation of gene silencer is essential for expression of foreign genes and bacterial colonization of the mammalian gut. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2210239119. PMID: 36161931, PMCID: PMC9546599, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210239119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH-NSForeign genesHeat-stable nucleoid-structuring (H-NS) proteinWild-type H-NSNucleoid-associated proteinsH-NS proteinsNucleoid structuring proteinHorizontal gene transferBacterial evolutionLon proteaseSilences expressionCorresponding genesForeign DNAMammalian gutMammalian hostsStructuring proteinGene silencersGenesMurine gutEnteric bacteriaGene transferBiofilm formationProteinGeneral mechanismColonization
2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence