2012
Tandem attenuators control expression of the Salmonella mgtCBR virulence operon
Lee EJ, Groisman EA. Tandem attenuators control expression of the Salmonella mgtCBR virulence operon. Molecular Microbiology 2012, 86: 212-224. PMID: 22857388, PMCID: PMC3641672, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08188.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
RstA-Promoted Expression of the Ferrous Iron Transporter FeoB under Iron-Replete Conditions Enhances Fur Activity in Salmonella enterica
Jeon J, Kim H, Yun J, Ryu S, Groisman EA, Shin D. RstA-Promoted Expression of the Ferrous Iron Transporter FeoB under Iron-Replete Conditions Enhances Fur Activity in Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 2008, 190: 7326-7334. PMID: 18790861, PMCID: PMC2576650, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00903-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBlotting, WesternElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIronIron DeficienciesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOperonPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella entericaTranscription, GeneticConceptsFerrous iron transporter FeoBFur proteinIron-replete conditionsFur activityTarget genesIron-responsive genesWild-type levelsFerrous iron uptakeFeoAB operonFur geneTranscriptional activationIron acquisitionExpression experimentsRegulatory pathwaysTranscription levelsIron uptakeGenesPrimary regulatorRstAProteinFeOBRepressionSalmonella entericaPromoterExpression
2004
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype
2000
Acetyl phosphate-dependent activation of a mutant PhoP response regulator that functions independently of its cognate sensor kinase11Edited by M. Gottesman
Chamnongpol S, Groisman E. Acetyl phosphate-dependent activation of a mutant PhoP response regulator that functions independently of its cognate sensor kinase11Edited by M. Gottesman. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 300: 291-305. PMID: 10873466, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SubstitutionBacterial ProteinsEnvironmentGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialGenes, RegulatorMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsMethyl-Accepting Chemotaxis ProteinsModels, MolecularMutationOperonOrganophosphatesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSalmonella entericaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTranscription of PhoPResponse regulatorAcetyl phosphateResponse regulator receiver domainSites of phosphorylationVirulence gene expressionPhoP response regulatorTwo-component systemPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinReceiver domainSensor kinaseTranscriptional repressionCognate sensorMutant proteinsM. GottesmanPhosphorylated stateAspartate residueGene expressionPhoPTranscriptionPhosphate donorRegulatorProteinSalmonella enterica
1999
The 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 entericaGenesThe SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica
Blanc-Potard A, Solomon F, Kayser J, Groisman E. The SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 998-1004. PMID: 9922266, PMCID: PMC93469, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.998-1004.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdhesins, Escherichia coliAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase CompositionCarrier ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsChromosomes, BacterialDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyOpen Reading FramesOperonPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSalmonella entericaSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVibrio choleraeVirulenceConceptsOpen reading framePathogenicity islandReading framePathogen-specific virulence genesSubspecies of SalmonellaFour-gene clusterMolecular genetic structureSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenetic structureTranscriptional unitsChromosomal clustersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTRNA locusSequence similaritySalmonella genomeRegulatory proteinsEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSPI-3Escherichia coliSerovar TyphimuriumInsertion sequenceVibrio choleraeVirulence genesMultistep processSubspecies
1997
The Salmonella selC locus contains a pathogenicity island mediating intramacrophage survival
Blanc‐Potard A, Groisman E. The Salmonella selC locus contains a pathogenicity island mediating intramacrophage survival. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 5376-5385. PMID: 9311997, PMCID: PMC1170169, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.17.5376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsCulture MediaEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFemaleGenes, BacterialMacrophagesMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMutationOperonPhenotypeRecombination, GeneticRNA, TransferSalmonella Infections, AnimalSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsPathogenicity islandSelC locusIntramacrophage survivalSalmonella typhimurium chromosomePhoP/PhoQKb DNA segmentVirulence genesNon-pathogenic bacterial speciesTwo-component systemSite of integrationChromosomal clustersTRNA locusVirulence functionsDNA segmentsSalmonella virulenceHomologous regionsMajor regulatorBacterial speciesLociEnteric bacteriaEscherichia coliGenesBenign strainsLow Mg2Virulence
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
Transcriptional autoregulation of the Salmonella typhimurium phoPQ operon
Soncini FC, Véscovi EG, Groisman EA. Transcriptional autoregulation of the Salmonella typhimurium phoPQ operon. Journal Of Bacteriology 1995, 177: 4364-4371. PMID: 7543474, PMCID: PMC177185, DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.15.4364-4371.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA Transposable ElementsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHomeostasisLac OperonModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationOperonPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPhoPQ operonTranscriptional fusionsTranscriptional autoregulationPhoP-PhoQTwo-component regulatory systemAbsence of PhoPTranscriptional regulator PhoPExpression of phoPPhospho-PhoPPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinRegulator PhoPEnvironmental signalsDifferent transcriptsIndependent promotersPosttranscriptional mechanismsOperonPhoPPhoQGenesRegulatory systemBasal levelsProtein levelsProteinPromoter
1993
Molecular genetic analysis of a locus required for resistance to antimicrobial peptides in Salmonella typhimurium.
Parra‐Lopez C, Baer MT, Groisman EA. Molecular genetic analysis of a locus required for resistance to antimicrobial peptides in Salmonella typhimurium. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 4053-4062. PMID: 8223423, PMCID: PMC413698, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb06089.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceBiological TransportCloning, MolecularDrug Resistance, MicrobialEnterobacteriaceaeGenes, BacterialMelittenModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataOperonPeptidesProtaminesSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsUptake of oligopeptidesSet of genesOpen reading frameMolecular genetic analysisMammalian mdrYeast STE6Wild-type plasmidOperon structurePeriplasmic componentPeptide pheromoneNovel transporterReading frameKb segmentSalmonella typhimuriumGenetic analysisKb mRNASmall cationic peptidesSuccessful pathogenAntimicrobial peptide melittinSequence analysisCassette familyEnteric bacteriaPeptide transportAntimicrobial peptidesCancer cells
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