2021
Limitation of phosphate assimilation maintains cytoplasmic magnesium homeostasis
Bruna RE, Kendra CG, Groisman EA, Pontes MH. Limitation of phosphate assimilation maintains cytoplasmic magnesium homeostasis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2021370118. PMID: 33707210, PMCID: PMC7980370, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021370118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic MgPhosphate assimilationRibosomal RNARegulatory logicP assimilationMolecular basisLoss of viabilityProtein inhibitsPi toxicityAdenosine triphosphateATP synthesisProtein synthesisATP accumulationHomeostasisBacterial growthCytosolic PiDependent processesMagnesium homeostasisBacteriaBiological moleculesInorganic orthophosphateEssential componentAssimilationGrowthRNA
2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence
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
1996
Molecular basis of the magnesium deprivation response in Salmonella typhimurium: identification of PhoP-regulated genes
Soncini FC, Véscovi E, Solomon F, Groisman EA. Molecular basis of the magnesium deprivation response in Salmonella typhimurium: identification of PhoP-regulated genes. Journal Of Bacteriology 1996, 178: 5092-5099. PMID: 8752324, PMCID: PMC178303, DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5092-5099.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription of PhoPPhoP-dependent mannerOpen reading frameLac gene fusionsWild-type strainPhoP-PhoQ systemTwo-component systemUDP-glucose dehydrogenaseSequence similarityPhoP-PhoQPhoPQ operonReading frameDeprivation responseFusion strainMolecular basisSalmonella typhimuriumPhoPDifferent proteinsSolid mediumGene fusionsUptake systemGenesNormal growthMgtASuch fusion