2015
Flagella-independent surface motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Park SY, Pontes MH, Groisman EA. Flagella-independent surface motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1850-1855. PMID: 25624475, PMCID: PMC4330729, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1422938112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCation Transport ProteinsComputational BiologyFlagellaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMolecular Sequence DataMovementMutagenesisSalmonella typhimuriumSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPhoP/PhoQ regulatory systemMgtC mutantFlagellum-independent mannerFlagella-mediated motilitySerovar TyphimuriumForm of motilityWild-type SalmonellaNull mutantsMultiprotein complexesMgtC proteinF1Fo-ATPaseHeterologous promoterSmall proteinsUnknown functionProteinase K treatmentSurface motilityMgtAMutantsGroup motilityAllelic formsRegulatory systemBacterial replicationGenes
2012
Intramolecular arrangement of sensor and regulator overcomes relaxed specificity in hybrid two-component systems
Townsend GE, Raghavan V, Zwir I, Groisman EA. Intramolecular arrangement of sensor and regulator overcomes relaxed specificity in hybrid two-component systems. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 110: e161-e169. PMID: 23256153, PMCID: PMC3545799, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212102110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component regulatory systemResponse regulatorSensor kinasePhosphotransfer specificityRelaxed specificityTwo-component systemHuman gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronRR pairsCognate response regulatorCognate protein partnersRegulatory systemProtein partnersTransduce signalsCellular processesSignal transductionSingle polypeptidePhosphoryl transferNoncognate proteinsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronSpecific interactionsRegulatorIntramolecular arrangementTransductionKinaseControl of a Salmonella virulence locus by an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA
Lee EJ, Groisman EA. Control of a Salmonella virulence locus by an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA. Nature 2012, 486: 271-275. PMID: 22699622, PMCID: PMC3711680, DOI: 10.1038/nature11090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCation Transport ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C3HMolecular Sequence DataMutationSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSequence AlignmentVirulence
2010
A Bacterial mRNA Leader that Employs Different Mechanisms to Sense Disparate Intracellular Signals
Park SY, Cromie MJ, Lee EJ, Groisman EA. A Bacterial mRNA Leader that Employs Different Mechanisms to Sense Disparate Intracellular Signals. Cell 2010, 142: 737-748. PMID: 20813261, PMCID: PMC2967377, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAdenosine TriphosphatasesBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProlineRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRNA, MessengerSalmonella typhimuriumSequence AlignmentTranscription, GeneticConceptsLeader sequenceDefining the Plasticity of Transcription Factor Binding Sites by Deconstructing DNA Consensus Sequences: The PhoP-Binding Sites among Gamma/Enterobacteria
Harari O, Park SY, Huang H, Groisman EA, Zwir I. Defining the Plasticity of Transcription Factor Binding Sites by Deconstructing DNA Consensus Sequences: The PhoP-Binding Sites among Gamma/Enterobacteria. PLOS Computational Biology 2010, 6: e1000862. PMID: 20661307, PMCID: PMC2908699, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtificial IntelligenceBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCluster AnalysisComputational BiologyConsensus SequenceDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEvolution, MolecularGene Expression ProfilingGenome, BacterialModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPattern Recognition, AutomatedSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsConceptsGene expressionSite sequenceKey cis-regulatory elementsExpression of dozensGenome-wide analysisCis-regulatory elementsTranscription Factor Binding SitesDifferential gene expressionSpecific DNA sequencesDNA consensus sequencePhoP proteinAncestral geneTarget promotersDistant speciesHigh conservationTranscriptional regulatorsInter-species differencesChromatin immunoprecipitationRelated speciesRNA polymeraseDNA sequencesTarget genesRegulatory proteinsMolecular basisConsensus sequence
2004
Type III Secretion System Genes in Clinical Aeromonas Isolates
Chacón MR, Soler L, Groisman EA, Guarro J, Figueras MJ. Type III Secretion System Genes in Clinical Aeromonas Isolates. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2004, 42: 1285-1287. PMID: 15004096, PMCID: PMC356863, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.3.1285-1287.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenesThe SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica
Blanc-Potard A, Solomon F, Kayser J, Groisman E. The SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 998-1004. PMID: 9922266, PMCID: PMC93469, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.998-1004.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdhesins, Escherichia coliAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase CompositionCarrier ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsChromosomes, BacterialDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyOpen Reading FramesOperonPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSalmonella entericaSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVibrio choleraeVirulenceConceptsOpen reading framePathogenicity islandReading framePathogen-specific virulence genesSubspecies of SalmonellaFour-gene clusterMolecular genetic structureSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenetic structureTranscriptional unitsChromosomal clustersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTRNA locusSequence similaritySalmonella genomeRegulatory proteinsEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSPI-3Escherichia coliSerovar TyphimuriumInsertion sequenceVibrio choleraeVirulence genesMultistep processSubspecies