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
2005
Transcriptional Regulation of the 4-Amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose Biosynthetic Genes in Yersinia pestis *
Winfield MD, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Transcriptional Regulation of the 4-Amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose Biosynthetic Genes in Yersinia pestis *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 14765-14772. PMID: 15710615, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413900200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino SugarsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell ProliferationDeoxyribonuclease IDNA PrimersGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIronLipid AMagnesiumModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataPlasmidsPolymyxin BPromoter Regions, GeneticSalmonella entericaSingle-Strand Specific DNA and RNA EndonucleasesTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticYersinia pestisConceptsPmrD proteinBiosynthetic genesPhoP/PhoQ systemTwo-component regulatory systemTranscription of PmrADisparate regulatory pathwaysYersinia pestisRelated bacterial speciesPmrA/PmrBSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumPmrA proteinPhoP proteinGram-negative bacteriaTranscriptional regulationUgd geneMembrane remodelingEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory pathwaysCationic antimicrobial peptidesDistinct binding sitesBacterial membranesBacterial speciesDifferent promotersGenesPmrB protein
1996
Two-component regulatory systems can interact to process multiple environmental signals
Soncini FC, Groisman EA. Two-component regulatory systems can interact to process multiple environmental signals. Journal Of Bacteriology 1996, 178: 6796-6801. PMID: 8955299, PMCID: PMC178578, DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6796-6801.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemPmrA/PmrB systemTwo-component regulatory systemMultiple environmental signalsPhoP/PhoQAcid-mediated activationPmrA proteinPhoQ proteinResponse regulatorTranscriptional regulationEnvironmental signalsEnvironmental cuesTranscriptionLociRegulatory systemVirulence determinantsGenesProteinPathogenic bacteriaPhoPMild acidificationPmrASalmonella typhimuriumBroad spectrumPhoQ
1995
Regulation of Salmonella Virulence by Two‐Component Regulatory Systems
Groisman E, Heffron F. Regulation of Salmonella Virulence by Two‐Component Regulatory Systems. 1995, 319-332. DOI: 10.1128/9781555818319.ch20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-component systemEnvZ/OmpR systemTwo-component regulatory systemClassical bacterial geneticsIdentification of lociPhoP/PhoQCrucial virulence factorTranscription regulatory factorsOuter membrane porins OmpCTissue culture model systemTranscriptional regulationBacterial geneticsVirulence defectBacterial pathogenesisMicrobial pathogenesisEnvironmental cuesCulture model systemSalmonella virulenceMutant strainRegulatory factorsPorins OmpCS. typhimuriumRegulatory systemVirulence determinantsAdaptive response
1991
Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein
Vartak NB, Reizer J, Reizer A, Gripp JT, Groisman EA, Wu L, Tomich JM, Saier MH. Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein. Research In Microbiology 1991, 142: 951-963. PMID: 1805309, DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(91)90005-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFructoseGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIn Vitro TechniquesOperator Regions, GeneticOperonPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsRibose binding proteinTranscriptional regulatory proteinsN-terminal hydrophobic signal sequenceRegulatory proteinsPeriplasmic ribose-binding proteinBacterial DNA-binding proteinsHydrophobic signal sequencePeriplasmic binding proteinRibose-binding proteinDNA-binding proteinsCentral metabolic pathwaysN-terminal regionOperator-promoter regionChemoreception systemFructose operonSignature motifTranscriptional regulationRepressor functionHelix motifPhylogenetic treeSignal sequenceGene sequencesNucleotide sequenceSequence identitySalmonella typhimurium