2018
A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program
Yeom J, Pontes MH, Choi J, Groisman EA. A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program. The EMBO Journal 2018, 37: embj201796977. PMID: 29858228, PMCID: PMC6043847, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence programBacterial inner membraneMaster virulence regulatorC-terminal domainHost tissuesAnti-virulence factorMgtC proteinInner membraneGenetic programVirulence regulatorConstitutive promoterGene transcriptionIntramacrophage survivalSame mRNAAntibiotic toleranceATP synthesisPathogen survivalGenesMetabolic adaptationCytoplasmic pHSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceVirulence genesProteinMechanism of action
1996
The antibacterial action of protamine: evidence for disruption of cytoplasmic membrane energization in Salmonella typhimurium
Aspedon A, Groisman EA. The antibacterial action of protamine: evidence for disruption of cytoplasmic membrane energization in Salmonella typhimurium. Microbiology 1996, 142: 3389-3397. PMID: 9004502, DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-12-3389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic membraneNuclei of spermNutrient uptake functionsCellular ATP contentElectrical membrane potentialHigher delta psi valuesRespiring cellsLoss of viabilityMembrane energizationDifferent animal speciesProline uptakeProtein synthesisEnergy transductionMode of actionAnimal speciesUptake functionDelta psi valuesMembrane potentialCell lysisRapid effluxMechanism of actionPolycationic peptidesATP contentProtamineSalmonella typhimurium