2017
Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL
Choi J, Groisman EA. Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL. Science Signaling 2017, 10 PMID: 28851823, PMCID: PMC5966036, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan6284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeptidesPhosphorylationSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSignal TransductionVirulenceConceptsPhoP activation
2016
Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence
Choi J, Groisman EA. Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2016, 101: 1024-1038. PMID: 27282333, PMCID: PMC5015592, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Signal‐specific temporal response by the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system
Park S, Groisman EA. Signal‐specific temporal response by the Salmonella PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system. Molecular Microbiology 2013, 91: 135-144. PMID: 24256574, PMCID: PMC3890429, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransporter MgtATwo-component systems PhoP/PhoQPhoP-dependent genesAntimicrobial peptide C18G.PhoP/PhoQSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSensor PhoQEnterica serovar TyphimuriumVirulence functionsRepressing signalsGene setsPhoQMgtAGenesSerovar TyphimuriumElicit expressionPeriplasmPhoPActive formFull transcriptionExpressionPhoQ.TranscriptionCytoplasmicProteinA Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase
Lee EJ, Pontes MH, Groisman EA. A Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase. Cell 2013, 154: 146-156. PMID: 23827679, PMCID: PMC3736803, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Control 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
2009
Activated by Different Signals, the PhoP/PhoQ Two-Component System Differentially Regulates Metal Uptake
Choi E, Groisman EA, Shin D. Activated by Different Signals, the PhoP/PhoQ Two-Component System Differentially Regulates Metal Uptake. Journal Of Bacteriology 2009, 191: 7174-7181. PMID: 19801407, PMCID: PMC2786564, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00958-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportBlotting, WesternCation Transport ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMetalsPhosphorylationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemTwo-component regulatory systemMgtA genePhoP proteinVirulence functionsMgtA transcriptionSalmonella genesLeader regionTransporter geneBiological consequencesGenesRegulatory systemAntimicrobial peptidesDistinct setsPhoQTranscriptionMetal uptakeSalmonella entericaMultiple signalsProteinExpressionPhoPMgtA
2006
Acid pH activation of the PmrA/PmrB two‐component regulatory system of Salmonella enterica
Perez JC, Groisman EA. Acid pH activation of the PmrA/PmrB two‐component regulatory system of Salmonella enterica. Molecular Microbiology 2006, 63: 283-293. PMID: 17229213, PMCID: PMC1804205, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05512.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPolymyxinsSalmonella entericaSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsConceptsGlutamic acid residuesPmrA/PmrB systemAcid residuesTwo-component regulatory systemPathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumResponse regulator PmrATranscription of genesPmrA/PmrBSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumPmrA proteinPolymyxin B resistancePeriplasmic domainWild-type SalmonellaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumGene productsGene expressionAnimal hostsRegulatory systemB resistanceSerovar TyphimuriumTranscriptionSalmonella entericaCellular changesGenesPH activation
2005
Dissecting the PhoP regulatory network of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica
Zwir I, Shin D, Kato A, Nishino K, Latifi T, Solomon F, Hare JM, Huang H, Groisman EA. Dissecting the PhoP regulatory network of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 2862-2867. PMID: 15703297, PMCID: PMC548500, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408238102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPromoter Regions, GeneticSalmonella entericaTranscription, GeneticConceptsRegulatory networksEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliDistinct regulatory networksEscherichia coliPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemSalmonella entericaCoregulated promotersPhoP proteinGenomic approachesPhoP regulonPromoter featuresRegulatory featuresGene transcriptionGene expressionBacteria Escherichia coliRegulatory systemGenesMultiple mechanismsColiResistance determinantsEntericaRegulonPhoQTranscription
2001
The Pleiotropic Two-Component Regulatory System PhoP-PhoQ
Groisman E. The Pleiotropic Two-Component Regulatory System PhoP-PhoQ. Journal Of Bacteriology 2001, 183: 1835-1842. PMID: 11222580, PMCID: PMC95077, DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.6.1835-1842.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Fisher P, Vick B, Groisman E, Zychlinsky A. The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri. Cellular Microbiology 2000, 2: 443-452. PMID: 11207599, DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2000.00065.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type strainPhoP mutantPhoP/PhoQ systemTwo-component regulatory systemRegulatory protein PhoPHost cell phagosomesPhoP/PhoQKey virulence genesMutant bacteriaEnteric bacteriumPathogen escapeCell phagosomesHost cellsMutantsWild-type ShigellaPolymorphonuclear leucocytesRegulatory systemVirulence genesAntimicrobial moleculesAntimicrobial peptidesPhoPExtreme acidInflammatory responseEpithelial cellsPhagosomesA parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica
Buchmeier N, Blanc‐Potard A, Ehrt S, Piddington D, Riley L, Groisman E. A parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Microbiology 2000, 35: 1375-1382. PMID: 10760138, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01797.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. tuberculosisIntracellular pathogensMycobacterium tuberculosisSpleens of miceCultured human macrophagesM. tuberculosis mutantsMgtC mutantMacrophage phagosomesTuberculosisSalmonella entericaHuman macrophagesTuberculosis mutantsMacrophagesDifferent diseasesLow magnesiumVirulencePhagosomesMgtC proteinSimilar phenotypeSalmonellaPrevious studiesPathogensLungSpleen
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
1996
Two-component regulatory systems can interact to process multiple environmental signals
Soncini FC, Groisman EA. Two-component regulatory systems can interact to process multiple environmental signals. Journal Of Bacteriology 1996, 178: 6796-6801. PMID: 8955299, PMCID: PMC178578, DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6796-6801.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCulture MediaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMutagenesis, InsertionalOperonSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription FactorsConceptsTwo-component systemPmrA/PmrB systemTwo-component regulatory systemMultiple environmental signalsPhoP/PhoQAcid-mediated activationPmrA proteinPhoQ proteinResponse regulatorTranscriptional regulationEnvironmental signalsEnvironmental cuesTranscriptionLociRegulatory systemVirulence determinantsGenesProteinPathogenic bacteriaPhoPMild acidificationPmrASalmonella typhimuriumBroad spectrumPhoQMg2+ as an Extracellular Signal: Environmental Regulation of Salmonella Virulence
Véscovi E, Soncini F, Groisman E. Mg2+ as an Extracellular Signal: Environmental Regulation of Salmonella Virulence. Cell 1996, 84: 165-174. PMID: 8548821, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCationsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProtein ConformationSalmonella typhimuriumSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionTranscription FactorsVirulenceConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemTranscription of PhoPSignal transduction cascadeVirulence regulatory systemGene expression patternsPeriplasmic domainWild-type SalmonellaExtracellular signalsTransduction cascadeSalmonella virulenceExpression patternsFirst messengersPhoPRegulatory systemGenesPhoQSalmonella typhimuriumPhysiological concentrationsDivalent cationsTranscriptionConcentration of Mg2LociMg2DomainVirulence