1997
Regulation of polymyxin resistance and adaptation to low-Mg2+ environments
Groisman EA, Kayser J, Soncini FC. Regulation of polymyxin resistance and adaptation to low-Mg2+ environments. Journal Of Bacteriology 1997, 179: 7040-7045. PMID: 9371451, PMCID: PMC179645, DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.22.7040-7045.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLPS modificationsAntimicrobial proteinsTranscription of PmrAPolymyxin resistanceWild-type organismsTwo-component systemExpression of pmrAAmino acid substitutionsPeptide antibiotic polymyxin BRegulatory proteinsPmrA-PmrBBacterial survivalAcid substitutionsMicromolar Mg2PmrAProteinHuman neutrophilsBacterial bindingGenesLociCationic polypeptidesAntibiotic polymyxin BOverall negative chargeSalmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cells
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
1989
Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator.
Groisman EA, Chiao E, Lipps CJ, Heffron F. Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 7077-7081. PMID: 2674945, PMCID: PMC297997, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.7077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of lociAmino acid sequenceDifferent environmental stimuliFacultative intracellular pathogenGram-negative speciesTranscriptional regulatorsYeast SaccharomycesExtensive homologyDNA sequencesGene productsAcid sequenceHost phagocytic cellsPhosphate availabilityEnvironmental stimuliIntracellular pathogensPhoP genePhoP mutationVirulence genesPhoPGenesLociSequenceSalmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cellsPhoBA Salmonella Locus that Controls Resistance to Microbicidal Proteins from Phagocytic Cells
Fields P, Groisman E, Heffron F. A Salmonella Locus that Controls Resistance to Microbicidal Proteins from Phagocytic Cells. Science 1989, 243: 1059-1062. PMID: 2646710, DOI: 10.1126/science.2646710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular pathogen Salmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cellsImportant health problemProfessional phagocytic cellsFacultative intracellular pathogenPrimary defense mechanismHealth problemsMicrobicidal mechanismsPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumIntracellular survivalIntracellular pathogensMicrobicidal proteinsDefense mechanismsSalmonella typhimuriumCells