2007
A connector of two-component regulatory systems promotes signal amplification and persistence of expression
Kato A, Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. A connector of two-component regulatory systems promotes signal amplification and persistence of expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 12063-12068. PMID: 17615238, PMCID: PMC1924540, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704462104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component regulatory systemBacterial signal transductionRegulatory systemPersistence of expressionSignal transductionGene transcriptionRegulatory architectureSmall proteinsSalmonella entericaPathwayFunctional characteristicsPmrDExpressionFunctional propertiesPhoP.AmplificationTranscriptionSignal amplificationTransductionGenesDominant formOrganismsProteinPersistenceEnterica
2003
Closing the loop: The PmrA/PmrB two-component system negatively controls expression of its posttranscriptional activator PmrD
Kato A, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Closing the loop: The PmrA/PmrB two-component system negatively controls expression of its posttranscriptional activator PmrD. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 4706-4711. PMID: 12676988, PMCID: PMC153620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0836837100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArtificial Gene FusionBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesDNA, BacterialFeedbackGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription FactorsConceptsPmrA proteinTwo-component systemResponse regulator PmrAAppropriate cellular responsesPmrA/PmrBPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinRegulatory circuitsPosttranscriptional levelPromoter upstreamNegative regulationCellular responsesPmrB proteinCellular levelProteinPmrASalmonella entericaGenesMultiple signalsPmrDFeedback loopSingular exampleExpressionPhoPFundamental questions
2000
A small protein that mediates the activation of a two‐component system by another two‐component system
Kox L, Wösten M, Groisman E. A small protein that mediates the activation of a two‐component system by another two‐component system. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 1861-1872. PMID: 10775270, PMCID: PMC302009, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.8.1861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceDrug Resistance, MicrobialIronMagnesiumModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutationPhosphorylationPlasmidsPolymyxinsProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalSalmonella entericaSignal TransductionSingle-Strand Specific DNA and RNA EndonucleasesTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTwo-component systemTranscription of PmrAPost-transcriptional levelExpression of pmrAPeptide antibiotic polymyxin BPmrD proteinPhoP-PhoQTranscriptional activationGenetic basisHeterologous promoterPmrA-PmrBSmall proteinsGenesPhoP-PhoQ.PmrB proteinAntimicrobial proteinsPhoQ genesProteinPmrAPhoPTranscriptionSalmonella entericaAntibiotic polymyxin BPmrDHigh iron