1994
A Salmonella protein that is required for resistance to antimicrobial peptides and transport of potassium.
Parra‐Lopez C, Lin R, Aspedon A, Groisman EA. A Salmonella protein that is required for resistance to antimicrobial peptides and transport of potassium. The EMBO Journal 1994, 13: 3964-3972. PMID: 8076592, PMCID: PMC395316, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06712.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularDrug Resistance, MicrobialMelittenMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNADPeptidesPotassiumProtaminesReceptor, trkARecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsE. coli proteinsAntimicrobial peptidesMolecular genetic analysisAntimicrobial peptide protaminePutative transportersTransport of peptidesColi proteinsSingle mutantsSalmonella proteinsSame resistance pathwaysSAP mutantsHost defense moleculesGenetic analysisDefense moleculesLoci participateChannel proteinsExhibit hypersensitivityEfflux proteinsUptake systemResistance pathwaysMutantsEscherichia coliProteinTransport of potassiumHost tissues
1993
Cognate gene clusters govern invasion of host epithelial cells by Salmonella typhimurium and Shigella flexneri.
Groisman EA, Ochman H. Cognate gene clusters govern invasion of host epithelial cells by Salmonella typhimurium and Shigella flexneri. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 3779-3787. PMID: 8404849, PMCID: PMC413660, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb06056.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChromosomes, BacterialDNAEpithelial CellsEpitheliumGenes, BacterialGenetic Complementation TestHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMutationRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Amino AcidShigella flexneriTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsEpithelial cellsEnteric pathogen Salmonella typhimuriumHost epithelial cellsSurface antigenSalmonella typhimuriumPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumConstellation of genesInvasion propertiesShigella flexneriVirulence plasmidShigellaVirulence attributesAntigenSalmonellaBacterial entryProtein secretion
1992
Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome.
Groisman EA, Saier MH, Ochman H. Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 1309-1316. PMID: 1339343, PMCID: PMC556579, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05175.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAmino Acid SequenceBase CompositionBase SequenceChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularCodonDNAEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialGenome, BacterialMolecular Sequence DataMosaicismPhylogenyPlasmidsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTransfectionConceptsBase compositionPhoN geneNon-specific acid phosphatase activityAtypical base compositionSpacing of genesOverall base compositionNon-specific acid phosphataseCodon usage patternsGram-negative speciesChromosome sizeBacterial genomesPhosphatase geneKb regionSalmonella chromosomeSalmonella genomeGenetic basisHorizontal transferAcid phosphatase activityTrinucleotide frequenciesHigh similarityGenomeGenesEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityOriT regionMolecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus
Groisman EA, Heffron F, Solomon F. Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus. Journal Of Bacteriology 1992, 174: 486-491. PMID: 1530848, PMCID: PMC205741, DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.2.486-491.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceIsogenic wild-type strainE. coli genomePhoP geneMajor virulence regulatorAmino acid sequenceWild-type strainTwo-component systemMolecular genetic analysisColi genomePhoP locusVirulence regulatorIntramacrophage survivalAcid sequenceGenetic analysisEnteric speciesPhoP mutantE. coliGenesMagainin 2Cationic peptidesPhagocytic cellsGenomeHomologMutants
1991
Genome mapping and protein coding region identification using bacteriophage Mu
Groisman E, Pagratis N, Casadaban M. Genome mapping and protein coding region identification using bacteriophage Mu. Gene 1991, 99: 1-7. PMID: 1827084, DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(91)90026-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMu-like phagesT7 RNA polymeraseEscherichia coli KRecombinant DNA technologySpecialized promotersBacterial genesGenome mappingRNA polymeraseBacteriophage T7Coli KHost translationBacteriophage MuMu phageDNA technologyMu vectorTransposonGenesPhagesPseudomonas aeruginosaChromosomesTranscriptionPolymerasePromoterOrganismsProteinSequence 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
1989
Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator.
Groisman EA, Chiao E, Lipps CJ, Heffron F. Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 7077-7081. PMID: 2674945, PMCID: PMC297997, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.7077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of lociAmino acid sequenceDifferent environmental stimuliFacultative intracellular pathogenGram-negative speciesTranscriptional regulatorsYeast SaccharomycesExtensive homologyDNA sequencesGene productsAcid sequenceHost phagocytic cellsPhosphate availabilityEnvironmental stimuliIntracellular pathogensPhoP genePhoP mutationVirulence genesPhoPGenesLociSequenceSalmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cellsPhoB
1988
Isolation, characterization, and cloning of a plasmid-borne gene encoding a phosphotransferase that confers high-level amikacin resistance in enteric bacilli
Gaynes R, Groisman E, Nelson E, Casadaban M, Lerner S. Isolation, characterization, and cloning of a plasmid-borne gene encoding a phosphotransferase that confers high-level amikacin resistance in enteric bacilli. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 1988, 32: 1379-1384. PMID: 2848443, PMCID: PMC175872, DOI: 10.1128/aac.32.9.1379.Peer-Reviewed Original Research