2006
The 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
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype