2020
DNA supercoiling differences in bacteria result from disparate DNA gyrase activation by polyamines
Duprey A, Groisman EA. DNA supercoiling differences in bacteria result from disparate DNA gyrase activation by polyamines. PLOS Genetics 2020, 16: e1009085. PMID: 33125364, PMCID: PMC7598504, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli enzymeDNA supercoilingColi enzymeDNA supercoiling resultsGlobal DNA supercoilingDNA gyraseSignal transduction pathwaysAmino acid identityDNA gyrase activityE. coliSpecies Escherichia coliSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumAcid identityTransduction pathwaysPrecursor putrescineGyrase activitySupercoilingHigh extracellular Mg2DNA gyrasesPolyamines spermidineEscherichia coliTopoisomerase ISerovar TyphimuriumDisparate activation
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 entericaGenome-wide detection of novel regulatory RNAs in E. coli
Raghavan R, Groisman EA, Ochman H. Genome-wide detection of novel regulatory RNAs in E. coli. Genome Research 2011, 21: 1487-1497. PMID: 21665928, PMCID: PMC3166833, DOI: 10.1101/gr.119370.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall RNAsLeader sequenceIntergenic regionRegulatory elementsRegulatory RNAsNew small RNAsStable RNA secondary structureNovel regulatory RNAsProtein-coding transcriptsNovel small RNAsGenome-wide detectionNoncoding regulatory RNAsE. coliRNA secondary structureProtein HfqPhylogenetic conservationBacterial genomesEvolutionary analysisPresence of hundredsSequencing approachGene expressionCompensatory mutationsEnteric speciesSecondary structureEscherichia coli
2006
The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system stabilizes the alternative sigma factor RpoS in Salmonella enterica
Tu X, Latifi T, Bougdour A, Gottesman S, Groisman EA. The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system stabilizes the alternative sigma factor RpoS in Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 13503-13508. PMID: 16938894, PMCID: PMC1557385, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606026103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSigma factor RpoSPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemAlternative sigma factor RpoSTwo-component regulatory system PhoP/PhoQPhoP/PhoQ.Stress response genesSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumRpoS stabilityClpXP proteaseTranscriptional activatorEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory circuitsRpoS mutantResponse genesRegulatory proteinsProtein turnoverRpoSBacterial speciesEscherichia coliPhoP geneGenesSerovar TyphimuriumE. coliPhoQ
2004
Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes
Winfield MD, Groisman EA. Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17162-17167. PMID: 15569938, PMCID: PMC534605, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406038101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrD proteinPolymyxin B resistanceHomologous genesB resistancePhenotypic differencesDifferential regulationRange of nichesSpecies-specific genesPmrA/PmrBE. coliE. coli KTwo-component systemEnterica serovar TyphimuriumGene transcriptionS. enterica serovar TyphimuriumEcological consequencesColi KLPS modificationsNatural isolatesPathogenicity islandE. coli strainsGenesMolecular analysisEscherichia coliSerovar Typhimurium
1999
The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenes
1992
Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus
Groisman EA, Heffron F, Solomon F. Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus. Journal Of Bacteriology 1992, 174: 486-491. PMID: 1530848, PMCID: PMC205741, DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.2.486-491.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceIsogenic wild-type strainE. coli genomePhoP geneMajor virulence regulatorAmino acid sequenceWild-type strainTwo-component systemMolecular genetic analysisColi genomePhoP locusVirulence regulatorIntramacrophage survivalAcid sequenceGenetic analysisEnteric speciesPhoP mutantE. coliGenesMagainin 2Cationic peptidesPhagocytic cellsGenomeHomologMutants
1987
Cloning of genes from members of the family Enterobacteriaceae with mini-Mu bacteriophage containing plasmid replicons
Groisman EA, Casadaban MJ. Cloning of genes from members of the family Enterobacteriaceae with mini-Mu bacteriophage containing plasmid replicons. Journal Of Bacteriology 1987, 169: 687-693. PMID: 3542967, PMCID: PMC211834, DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.2.687-693.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitive recipient strainFamily EnterobacteriaceaeHigh phage titersC. freundiiProteus mirabilisPlasmid repliconsCitrobacter freundiiS. typhimuriumDrug-resistant transductantsSpecific mutationsMu derivativesE. coliSalmonella typhimuriumEnterobacteriaceaeFreundiiRecipient strainPhage titerTyphimuriumEscherichia coli bacteriophageInfectionTiters