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 evolutionBacteriaOrganismsRewiringSpeciesDivergenceEvolutionExpressionCues
2004
Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes
Winfield MD, Groisman EA. Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17162-17167. PMID: 15569938, PMCID: PMC534605, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406038101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrD proteinPolymyxin B resistanceHomologous genesB resistancePhenotypic differencesDifferential regulationRange of nichesSpecies-specific genesPmrA/PmrBE. coliE. coli KTwo-component systemEnterica serovar TyphimuriumGene transcriptionS. enterica serovar TyphimuriumEcological consequencesColi KLPS modificationsNatural isolatesPathogenicity islandE. coli strainsGenesMolecular analysisEscherichia coliSerovar Typhimurium
1998
Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species
Ochman H, Groisman E. Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species. 1998, 221-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8948-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliBacterial speciesSpecies-specific genesSpecies-specific charactersGene complementSole carbon sourceDNA regionsPhenotypic charactersGenetic basisAllelic variationBacteria Escherichia coliPhenotypic differencesEscherichia coliSpeciesSalmonella entericaCarbon sourceGenesMicrobesCertain compoundsColiObserved differencesPhysiologySequenceEntericaCharacter