2011
Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits
Chen HD, Jewett MW, Groisman EA. Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002184. PMID: 21811415, PMCID: PMC3140997, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationPolymyxin BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsTransformation, BacterialConceptsGene productsPmrD proteinPmrA/PmrB systemSpecies-specific traitsPmrA/PmrBE. coliHigh phosphatase activityBacterium Escherichia coliTwo-component systemPmrA proteinPolymyxin B resistanceAncestral locusAncestral proteinAncestral geneAncestral pathwayNew traitsBiochemical activityDifferent speciesGenesPmrB proteinEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityB resistanceProteinSalmonella enterica
2009
Evolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis
Perez JC, Shin D, Zwir I, Latifi T, Hadley TJ, Groisman EA. Evolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis. PLOS Genetics 2009, 5: e1000428. PMID: 19300486, PMCID: PMC2650801, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory proteinsSpecies-specific traitsHorizontal gene transferDifferent gene setsSpecies-specific targetsPhoP proteinTranscriptional rewiringPhoP regulonRelated organismsPhoPQ operonGene setsVariable membersCell envelopeProtein activityRegulonBacterial speciesGene transferSpeciesProteinPhoPFamily EnterobacteriaceaeGenesVirulenceHomeostasisWidespread effects