2020
Horizontally acquired regulatory gene activates ancestral regulatory system to promote Salmonella virulence
Choi J, Groisman EA. Horizontally acquired regulatory gene activates ancestral regulatory system to promote Salmonella virulence. Nucleic Acids Research 2020, 48: 10832-10847. PMID: 33045730, PMCID: PMC7641745, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoP/PhoQAncestral regulatorNucleoid structuring protein H-NSProtein H-NSS. bongoriSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumAncestral genomesH-NSTarget promotersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory genesBacterial virulenceSalmonella virulencePromoter regionSsrBOpposite regulationGenesS. typhimuriumPhoQRegulatory systemSerovar TyphimuriumVirulenceTranscriptionPromoterRegulator
2017
Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL
Choi J, Groisman EA. Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL. Science Signaling 2017, 10 PMID: 28851823, PMCID: PMC5966036, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan6284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeptidesPhosphorylationSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSignal TransductionVirulenceConceptsPhoP activation
2016
Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence
Choi J, Groisman EA. Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2016, 101: 1024-1038. PMID: 27282333, PMCID: PMC5015592, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research