2022
Differential synthesis of novel small protein times Salmonella virulence program
Salvail H, Choi J, Groisman EA. Differential synthesis of novel small protein times Salmonella virulence program. PLOS Genetics 2022, 18: e1010074. PMID: 35245279, PMCID: PMC8896665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence programPhoP/PhoQCold-blooded animalsSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumAncestral regulatorGene organizationBicistronic operonEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPolycistronic mRNACellular processesGene controlCorresponding proteinMRNA speciesOperonPhoP phosphorylationGenesSerovar TyphimuriumDifferential synthesisPremature activationS. entericaMRNATranslationUgtLPhoQRibosomes
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