2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence
2010
Orphan and hybrid two-component system proteins in health and disease
Raghavan V, Groisman EA. Orphan and hybrid two-component system proteins in health and disease. Current Opinion In Microbiology 2010, 13: 226-231. PMID: 20089442, PMCID: PMC2861427, DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemResponse regulatorSensor kinaseTwo-component system proteinsGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronOpportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaResponse regulator domainCognate response regulatorPhosphorylation-independent mannerPathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaRegulator domainEukaryotic hostsMembrane-bound regulatorsExpression programsExpression of enzymesPhosphorylated stateBiosynthetic enzymesStreptomyces speciesSingle polypeptideBacterial interactionsSystem proteinsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronEnzymatic propertiesRegulatorCertain sugars