2021
Low Cytoplasmic Magnesium Increases the Specificity of the Lon and ClpAP Proteases
Yeom J, Groisman EA. Low Cytoplasmic Magnesium Increases the Specificity of the Lon and ClpAP Proteases. Journal Of Bacteriology 2021, 203: 10.1128/jb.00143-21. PMID: 33941609, PMCID: PMC8223949, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00143-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumCytoplasmic MgSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumLon substratesClpAP proteaseEnterica serovar TyphimuriumAntibiotic persistenceEnteric bacteriaSerovar TyphimuriumSpectrum of substratesPhoP proteinProtease LonAcetyl coenzyme ATranscriptional regulatorsProtein bindsPhoP boxRegulatory proteinsProtease specificityPromoter regionCritical regulatorProtein synthesisLiving cellsLonPhoPEscherichia coli
2012
Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence
Choi Y, Choi J, Groisman EA, Kang DH, Shin D, Ryu S. Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence. Infection And Immunity 2012, 80: 4291-4297. PMID: 23006851, PMCID: PMC3497419, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00880-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbamate kinaseOrnithine transcarbamoylaseArginine deiminaseSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium VirulenceBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGene functionEnterica serovar TyphimuriumDeletion mutantsMammalian hostsPathway genesRegulatory proteinsADI systemSuccessful infectionTyphimurium virulenceS. typhimuriumMetabolic functionsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumADI activityMurine macrophagesVirulenceMutantsCertain pathogensExpressionThe Impact of Differential Regulation on Bacterial Speciation
Groisman E. The Impact of Differential Regulation on Bacterial Speciation. 2012, 109-114. DOI: 10.1128/9781555818470.ch15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial speciesGene regulatory strategiesRelated bacterial speciesResistance proteinAmino acid sequenceEukaryotic speciesRelated speciesBacterial speciationRelated organismsIndividual speciesRegulatory proteinsAcid sequenceBacterial behaviorEnteric speciesGenetic differencesGenetic scenariosDifferential regulationResistance genesEscherichia coliSpeciesEconomic importanceProteinSalmonella entericaFamily EnterobacteriaceaeOrganisms
2010
Defining 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
2009
Response Acceleration in Post-translationally Regulated Genetic Circuits
Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. Response Acceleration in Post-translationally Regulated Genetic Circuits. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 396: 1398-1409. PMID: 19932119, PMCID: PMC2861412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.11.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory proteinsTwo-component system familyBacterial signal transductionGenetic regulatory circuitsTwo-component systemSteady-state output levelGenetic circuitsRegulatory circuitsSignal transductionSensor proteinsTranscription factorsGene expressionLiving cellsPhosphorylation levelsProteinSpecific signalsKinetic propertiesSuch modificationsCellsTransductionPhosphorylationRegulatorMechanismPrevalent formExpressionIdentifying promoter features of co-regulated genes with similar network motifs
Harari O, del Val C, Romero-Zaliz R, Shin D, Huang H, Groisman EA, Zwir I. Identifying promoter features of co-regulated genes with similar network motifs. BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10: s1. PMID: 19426448, PMCID: PMC2681069, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-s4-s1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesComputational BiologyDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Regulatory NetworksGenome, BacterialMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidSalmonella typhiTranscription FactorsConceptsTranscriptional regulatorsPromoter featuresNetwork motifsTranscription factorsTarget genesRegulatory proteinsPhoP/PhoQ regulatory systemExpression patternsGene expressionCo-regulated genesGroup of genesGene regulatory networksDifferential gene expressionCis-acting elementsDifferent expression patternsCharacteristic expression patternsSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumProteobacterial genomesPhoP proteinEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory networksRNA polymeraseRegulatory regionsRepression siteMultiple promotersEvolution 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
2008
Evolution and Dynamics of Regulatory Architectures Controlling Polymyxin B Resistance in Enteric Bacteria
Mitrophanov AY, Jewett MW, Hadley TJ, Groisman EA. Evolution and Dynamics of Regulatory Architectures Controlling Polymyxin B Resistance in Enteric Bacteria. PLOS Genetics 2008, 4: e1000233. PMID: 18949034, PMCID: PMC2565834, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory architectureComplex genetic networksDirect transcriptional controlEnteric bacteriaPolymyxin B resistanceEvolutionary historyTranscriptional controlGenetic networksRegulatory proteinsRegulatory pathwaysCellular responsesStructural modulesIndirect regulationRapid activationB resistanceExpression levelsMRNA expression levelsAntibiotic polymyxin BRegulation circuitBacteriaInducible resistanceFunctional propertiesProteinSystem postTransitional stageOvercoming H-NS-mediated Transcriptional Silencing of Horizontally Acquired Genes by the PhoP and SlyA Proteins in Salmonella enterica *
Perez JC, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Overcoming H-NS-mediated Transcriptional Silencing of Horizontally Acquired Genes by the PhoP and SlyA Proteins in Salmonella enterica *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 10773-10783. PMID: 18270203, PMCID: PMC2447644, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709843200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone-like nucleoid structuring proteinPagC geneSlyA proteinRNA polymeraseRNA polymerase recruitmentH-NS repressionNucleoid structuring proteinHorizontal gene transferDifferent regulatory proteinsSalmonella entericaPolymerase recruitmentTranscriptional silencingNew traitsForeign DNAGene transcriptionRegulatory proteinsUgtLRespective promotersTranscriptionPhoPRecipient organismGenesPagC promoterGene transferProtein
2006
The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system stabilizes the alternative sigma factor RpoS in Salmonella enterica
Tu X, Latifi T, Bougdour A, Gottesman S, Groisman EA. The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system stabilizes the alternative sigma factor RpoS in Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 13503-13508. PMID: 16938894, PMCID: PMC1557385, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606026103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSigma factor RpoSPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemAlternative sigma factor RpoSTwo-component regulatory system PhoP/PhoQPhoP/PhoQ.Stress response genesSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumRpoS stabilityClpXP proteaseTranscriptional activatorEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory circuitsRpoS mutantResponse genesRegulatory proteinsProtein turnoverRpoSBacterial speciesEscherichia coliPhoP geneGenesSerovar TyphimuriumE. coliPhoQThe PmrA/PmrB and RcsC/YojN/RcsB systems control expression of the Salmonella O‐antigen chain length determinant
Delgado MA, Mouslim C, Groisman EA. The PmrA/PmrB and RcsC/YojN/RcsB systems control expression of the Salmonella O‐antigen chain length determinant. Molecular Microbiology 2006, 60: 39-50. PMID: 16556219, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05069.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA/PmrBO-antigen subunitSame start siteHydrophobic lipid ASDS/PAGE gelsChain length determinantTwo-component systemSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumO-antigenGram-negative bacteriaNull mutantsEnterica serovar TyphimuriumStart siteRcsB mutantDifferent environmental conditionsCell envelopeRegulatory proteinsLPS genesOutermost componentCore oligosaccharideSerovar TyphimuriumGenesEnvironmental conditionsPAGE gelsRcsB
2004
Transcriptional Control of the Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance ugtL Gene by the Salmonella PhoP and SlyA Regulatory Proteins*
Shi Y, Latifi T, Cromie MJ, Groisman EA. Transcriptional Control of the Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance ugtL Gene by the Salmonella PhoP and SlyA Regulatory Proteins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 38618-38625. PMID: 15208313, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406149200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseBinding SitesBlotting, SouthernDeoxyribonuclease IGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMagaininsMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesPlasmidsPolymyxin BPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingSalmonellaSingle-Strand Specific DNA and RNA EndonucleasesTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationXenopus ProteinsConceptsPhoP proteinSlyA mutantSlyA proteinPhoP/PhoQTranscription start siteAntimicrobial peptidesTwo-component systemMagainin 2Transcriptional activatorAbility of SalmonellaTranscriptional controlStart siteMaster regulatorRegulatory proteinsTranscriptionVirulence attenuationAntimicrobial peptide magainin 2PhoPGenesProteinPromoterMutantsSlyA.PhoQPeptides
1999
The 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
1997
Regulation of polymyxin resistance and adaptation to low-Mg2+ environments
Groisman EA, Kayser J, Soncini FC. Regulation of polymyxin resistance and adaptation to low-Mg2+ environments. Journal Of Bacteriology 1997, 179: 7040-7045. PMID: 9371451, PMCID: PMC179645, DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.22.7040-7045.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLPS modificationsAntimicrobial proteinsTranscription of PmrAPolymyxin resistanceWild-type organismsTwo-component systemExpression of pmrAAmino acid substitutionsPeptide antibiotic polymyxin BRegulatory proteinsPmrA-PmrBBacterial survivalAcid substitutionsMicromolar Mg2PmrAProteinHuman neutrophilsBacterial bindingGenesLociCationic polypeptidesAntibiotic polymyxin BOverall negative chargeSalmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cells
1991
Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein
Vartak NB, Reizer J, Reizer A, Gripp JT, Groisman EA, Wu L, Tomich JM, Saier MH. Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein. Research In Microbiology 1991, 142: 951-963. PMID: 1805309, DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(91)90005-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFructoseGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIn Vitro TechniquesOperator Regions, GeneticOperonPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsRibose binding proteinTranscriptional regulatory proteinsN-terminal hydrophobic signal sequenceRegulatory proteinsPeriplasmic ribose-binding proteinBacterial DNA-binding proteinsHydrophobic signal sequencePeriplasmic binding proteinRibose-binding proteinDNA-binding proteinsCentral metabolic pathwaysN-terminal regionOperator-promoter regionChemoreception systemFructose operonSignature motifTranscriptional regulationRepressor functionHelix motifPhylogenetic treeSignal sequenceGene sequencesNucleotide sequenceSequence identitySalmonella typhimurium
1990
Salmonella virulence: new clues to intramacrophage survival
Groisman E, Saier M. Salmonella virulence: new clues to intramacrophage survival. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1990, 15: 30-33. PMID: 2180148, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(90)90128-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research