2012
An Allele of an Ancestral Transcription Factor Dependent on a Horizontally Acquired Gene Product
Chen HD, Jewett MW, Groisman EA. An Allele of an Ancestral Transcription Factor Dependent on a Horizontally Acquired Gene Product. PLOS Genetics 2012, 8: e1003060. PMID: 23300460, PMCID: PMC3531487, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymyxin B resistanceGene productsTranscription of PmrAGene regulatory circuitsB resistanceSingle amino acid differenceAmino acid differencesPmrA proteinAncestral genomesAncestral genePmrD proteinRegulatory circuitsB alleleHorizontal transferGene expressionPhenotypic differencesAcid differencesGenesBiochemical propertiesBiofilm formationPmrAAllelesSalmonella entericaS. entericaProtein
2009
Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons
Perez JC, Groisman EA. Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 4319-4324. PMID: 19251636, PMCID: PMC2649204, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0810343106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory circuitsBacterial regulonsPhoP proteinRegulatory protein PhoPBacterial transcription factorsTranscription factor functionCis-regulatory elementsGene regulatory circuitsHorizontal gene transferPathogen Salmonella entericaPromoter architectureEvolutionary changeRelated organismsVirulence regulatorTranscription factorsRegulonPhenotypic differencesFactor functionGene transferYersinia pestisSalmonella entericaCore membersProteinEukaryotesPhoP
2004
Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes
Winfield MD, Groisman EA. Phenotypic differences between Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from the disparate regulation of homologous genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17162-17167. PMID: 15569938, PMCID: PMC534605, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406038101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrD proteinPolymyxin B resistanceHomologous genesB resistancePhenotypic differencesDifferential regulationRange of nichesSpecies-specific genesPmrA/PmrBE. coliE. coli KTwo-component systemEnterica serovar TyphimuriumGene transcriptionS. enterica serovar TyphimuriumEcological consequencesColi KLPS modificationsNatural isolatesPathogenicity islandE. coli strainsGenesMolecular analysisEscherichia coliSerovar Typhimurium
1998
Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species
Ochman H, Groisman E. Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species. 1998, 221-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8948-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliBacterial speciesSpecies-specific genesSpecies-specific charactersGene complementSole carbon sourceDNA regionsPhenotypic charactersGenetic basisAllelic variationBacteria Escherichia coliPhenotypic differencesEscherichia coliSpeciesSalmonella entericaCarbon sourceGenesMicrobesCertain compoundsColiObserved differencesPhysiologySequenceEntericaCharacter