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
2012
Inhibition of Bacterial Virulence: Drug‐Like Molecules Targeting the Salmonella enterica PhoP Response Regulator
Tang YT, Gao R, Havranek JJ, Groisman EA, Stock AM, Marshall GR. Inhibition of Bacterial Virulence: Drug‐Like Molecules Targeting the Salmonella enterica PhoP Response Regulator. Chemical Biology & Drug Design 2012, 79: 1007-1017. PMID: 22339993, PMCID: PMC3445336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2012.01362.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component signal transductionResponse regulatorPhoP response regulatorHistidine kinaseBacterial virulenceGene expressionSensor histidine kinaseVirulence gene regulationSignal transduction systemSignal transduction pathwaysExpression of genesTCST systemsStructure-based virtual screeningGene regulationSignal transductionTranscription factorsTransduction pathwaysTransduction systemVirtual screeningBiophysical assaysAntibacterial developmentMode of actionExternal signalsRegulatorRegulatory system