2013
Signal‐specific temporal response by the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system
Park S, Groisman EA. Signal‐specific temporal response by the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system. Molecular Microbiology 2013, 91: 135-144. PMID: 24256574, PMCID: PMC3890429, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransporter MgtATwo-component systems PhoP/PhoQPhoP-dependent genesAntimicrobial peptide C18G.PhoP/PhoQSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSensor PhoQEnterica serovar TyphimuriumVirulence functionsRepressing signalsGene setsPhoQMgtAGenesSerovar TyphimuriumElicit expressionPeriplasmPhoPActive formFull transcriptionExpressionPhoQ.TranscriptionCytoplasmicProtein
2009
Evolution of Transcriptional Regulatory Circuits in Bacteria
Perez JC, Groisman EA. Evolution of Transcriptional Regulatory Circuits in Bacteria. Cell 2009, 138: 233-244. PMID: 19632175, PMCID: PMC2726713, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsRegulatory circuitsOrthologous transcription factorsBacterial regulatory circuitsAncestral transcription factorTranscriptional regulatory circuitsDistinct gene setsHorizontal gene transferSpecies-specific genesEukaryotic speciesPromoter structureRelated organismsGene setsRegulatory differencesGene transferGenesCircuit evolutionBacteriaOrganismsRewiringSpeciesDivergenceEvolutionExpressionCuesEvolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis
Perez JC, Shin D, Zwir I, Latifi T, Hadley TJ, Groisman EA. Evolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis. PLOS Genetics 2009, 5: e1000428. PMID: 19300486, PMCID: PMC2650801, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory proteinsSpecies-specific traitsHorizontal gene transferDifferent gene setsSpecies-specific targetsPhoP proteinTranscriptional rewiringPhoP regulonRelated organismsPhoPQ operonGene setsVariable membersCell envelopeProtein activityRegulonBacterial speciesGene transferSpeciesProteinPhoPFamily EnterobacteriaceaeGenesVirulenceHomeostasisWidespread effects