2018
A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program
Yeom J, Pontes MH, Choi J, Groisman EA. A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program. The EMBO Journal 2018, 37 PMID: 29858228, PMCID: PMC6043847, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence programBacterial inner membraneMaster virulence regulatorC-terminal domainHost tissuesAnti-virulence factorMgtC proteinInner membraneGenetic programVirulence regulatorConstitutive promoterGene transcriptionIntramacrophage survivalSame mRNAAntibiotic toleranceATP synthesisPathogen survivalGenesMetabolic adaptationCytoplasmic pHSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceVirulence genesProteinMechanism of action
2013
The lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa
Choi J, Groisman EA. The lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9499-9504. PMID: 23690578, PMCID: PMC3677452, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303420110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA proteinNull mutantsSalmonella virulenceThree secretion systemVirulence regulatory genesSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumWild-type SalmonellaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPmrA mutantRegulatory genesProtein bindsModification genesMurine typhoid feverControl expressionLPS modificationsPmrA geneMutantsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceAntimicrobial peptidesHost tissuesPromoterVirulenceProtein