2020
The phosphorelay BarA/SirA activates the non-cognate regulator RcsB in Salmonella enterica
Salvail H, Groisman EA. The phosphorelay BarA/SirA activates the non-cognate regulator RcsB in Salmonella enterica. PLOS Genetics 2020, 16: e1008722. PMID: 32392214, PMCID: PMC7241856, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarA/SirACell wall perturbationSet of genesBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumOuter-membrane stressSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumPhosphorelay proteinsPhosphorelay systemLuria-Bertani mediumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRcsBEnvironmental stressGene transcriptionGene expressionWall perturbationDifferent regulatorsSpectrum of environmentsPhosphorelaySerovar TyphimuriumRegulatorRcsCProteinTranscriptionSalmonella entericaGenes
2006
The PmrA/PmrB and RcsC/YojN/RcsB systems control expression of the Salmonella O‐antigen chain length determinant
Delgado MA, Mouslim C, Groisman EA. The PmrA/PmrB and RcsC/YojN/RcsB systems control expression of the Salmonella O‐antigen chain length determinant. Molecular Microbiology 2006, 60: 39-50. PMID: 16556219, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05069.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA/PmrBO-antigen subunitSame start siteHydrophobic lipid ASDS/PAGE gelsChain length determinantTwo-component systemSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumO-antigenGram-negative bacteriaNull mutantsEnterica serovar TyphimuriumStart siteRcsB mutantDifferent environmental conditionsCell envelopeRegulatory proteinsLPS genesOutermost componentCore oligosaccharideSerovar TyphimuriumGenesEnvironmental conditionsPAGE gelsRcsB
2004
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype
2003
Signal-dependent Requirement for the Co-activator Protein RcsA in Transcription of the RcsB-regulated ugd Gene*
Mouslim C, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Signal-dependent Requirement for the Co-activator Protein RcsA in Transcription of the RcsB-regulated ugd Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 50588-50595. PMID: 14514676, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309433200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseBinding SitesChromosomesDeoxyribonuclease IEscherichia coli ProteinsGene DeletionIronMagnesiumModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeriplasmic ProteinsPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticSalmonellaSequence Homology, Amino AcidSingle-Strand Specific DNA and RNA EndonucleasesTemperatureTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsUgd genePmrA/PmrB systemTwo-component systems PhoP/PhoQS1 mapping experimentsPhoP/PhoQPmrA/PmrBUDP-glucose dehydrogenasePhoP proteinPhosphorelay systemIndependent transcriptionVariety of signalsPmrA mutantMembrane proteinsSame promoterCps operonRcsBGene expressionRcsATranscriptionGenesMapping experimentsCps transcriptionPhoPPromoterLow Mg2