1999
Molecular Characterization of the PmrA Regulon*
Wösten M, Groisman E. Molecular Characterization of the PmrA Regulon*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 27185-27190. PMID: 10480935, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.38.27185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenes
1997
How Salmonella became a pathogen
Groisman E, Ochman H. How Salmonella became a pathogen. Trends In Microbiology 1997, 5: 343-349. PMID: 9294889, DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(97)01099-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1992
Resistance to host antimicrobial peptides is necessary for Salmonella virulence.
Groisman EA, Parra-Lopez C, Salcedo M, Lipps CJ, Heffron F. Resistance to host antimicrobial peptides is necessary for Salmonella virulence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 11939-11943. PMID: 1465423, PMCID: PMC50673, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.24.11939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBiological EvolutionBlood ProteinsChromosome MappingCytoplasmic GranulesDefensinsGenes, BacterialGenotypeGranulocytesHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMagaininsMiceMutagenesisPeptidesProtaminesSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumXenopus ProteinsConceptsDifferent phenotypic classesTransposon insertion mutantsHost defense strategiesSalmonella virulence genesBacterium Salmonella typhimuriumResistance mechanismsAntimicrobial peptidesDefensin NP-1Antimicrobial peptide protamineInsertion mutantsResistance lociHost antimicrobial peptidesSalmonella virulencePhenotypic classesMutantsSuccessful pathogenDefective lipopolysaccharideAntibacterial peptidesVirulence genesPeptide mastoparanCecropin P1Defense strategiesUbiquitous typeVirulence propertiesGenes
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 aeruginosaChromosomesTranscriptionPolymerasePromoterOrganismsProtein