2011
Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits
Chen HD, Jewett MW, Groisman EA. Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002184. PMID: 21811415, PMCID: PMC3140997, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationPolymyxin BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsTransformation, BacterialConceptsGene productsPmrD proteinPmrA/PmrB systemSpecies-specific traitsPmrA/PmrBE. coliHigh phosphatase activityBacterium Escherichia coliTwo-component systemPmrA proteinPolymyxin B resistanceAncestral locusAncestral proteinAncestral geneAncestral pathwayNew traitsBiochemical activityDifferent speciesGenesPmrB proteinEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityB resistanceProteinSalmonella enterica
2009
Activated by Different Signals, the PhoP/PhoQ Two-Component System Differentially Regulates Metal Uptake
Choi E, Groisman EA, Shin D. Activated by Different Signals, the PhoP/PhoQ Two-Component System Differentially Regulates Metal Uptake. Journal Of Bacteriology 2009, 191: 7174-7181. PMID: 19801407, PMCID: PMC2786564, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00958-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportBlotting, WesternCation Transport ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMetalsPhosphorylationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemTwo-component regulatory systemMgtA genePhoP proteinVirulence functionsMgtA transcriptionSalmonella genesLeader regionTransporter geneBiological consequencesGenesRegulatory systemAntimicrobial peptidesDistinct setsPhoQTranscriptionMetal uptakeSalmonella entericaMultiple signalsProteinExpressionPhoPMgtA
2008
RstA-Promoted Expression of the Ferrous Iron Transporter FeoB under Iron-Replete Conditions Enhances Fur Activity in Salmonella enterica
Jeon J, Kim H, Yun J, Ryu S, Groisman EA, Shin D. RstA-Promoted Expression of the Ferrous Iron Transporter FeoB under Iron-Replete Conditions Enhances Fur Activity in Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 2008, 190: 7326-7334. PMID: 18790861, PMCID: PMC2576650, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00903-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBlotting, WesternElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIronIron DeficienciesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOperonPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella entericaTranscription, GeneticConceptsFerrous iron transporter FeoBFur proteinIron-replete conditionsFur activityTarget genesIron-responsive genesWild-type levelsFerrous iron uptakeFeoAB operonFur geneTranscriptional activationIron acquisitionExpression experimentsRegulatory pathwaysTranscription levelsIron uptakeGenesPrimary regulatorRstAProteinFeOBRepressionSalmonella entericaPromoterExpression