2013
The Biology of the PmrA/PmrB Two-Component System: The Major Regulator of Lipopolysaccharide Modifications
Chen HD, Groisman EA. The Biology of the PmrA/PmrB Two-Component System: The Major Regulator of Lipopolysaccharide Modifications. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2013, 67: 83-112. PMID: 23799815, PMCID: PMC8381567, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA/PmrBTwo-component systemPmrA/PmrB systemMajor regulatorEnteric pathogen Salmonella entericaGene expression outputPathogen Salmonella entericaTranscriptional regulatorsExpression outputEcological nichesOuter membraneRelated bacteriaLPS modificationsExtent bacteriaLipopolysaccharide modificationDifferential survivalRegulatorHost immune systemNegative bacteriaSalmonella entericaBacteriaBiologyPmrBQuantitative differencesImmune system
2009
Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons
Perez JC, Groisman EA. Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 4319-4324. PMID: 19251636, PMCID: PMC2649204, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0810343106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory circuitsBacterial regulonsPhoP proteinRegulatory protein PhoPBacterial transcription factorsTranscription factor functionCis-regulatory elementsGene regulatory circuitsHorizontal gene transferPathogen Salmonella entericaPromoter architectureEvolutionary changeRelated organismsVirulence regulatorTranscription factorsRegulonPhenotypic differencesFactor functionGene transferYersinia pestisSalmonella entericaCore membersProteinEukaryotesPhoP
2002
Conflicting needs for a Salmonella hypervirulence gene in host and non‐host environments
Mouslim C, Hilbert F, Huang H, Groisman EA. Conflicting needs for a Salmonella hypervirulence gene in host and non‐host environments. Molecular Microbiology 2002, 45: 1019-1027. PMID: 12180921, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03070.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSole carbon sourceD-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidaseNon-host environmentsNutrient-poor conditionsPathogen Salmonella entericaCarbon sourceWild-type SalmonellaPathogen fitnessFaster growth rateGenesInfected hostHypervirulence genesMutantsInnate immunitySalmonella entericaDipeptidase activityGrowth rateHostInactivationPhenotypeFitnessDipeptidasePathogensSalmonellaEnterica