2023
How Bacterial Pathogens Coordinate Appetite with Virulence
Pokorzynski N, Groisman E. How Bacterial Pathogens Coordinate Appetite with Virulence. Microbiology And Molecular Biology Reviews 2023, 87: e00198-22. PMID: 37358444, PMCID: PMC10521370, DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00198-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence factorsTyphoid-like diseaseIntestinal inflammationFacultative intracellular pathogenImmunocompetent humansGut microbiotaPathogenic outcomesUtilization determinantsIntracellular pathogensSpecific nutrientsAntimicrobial agentsInfectionBacterial pathogensSerovar TyphimuriumBacterial virulencePathogensPathogenic traitsAnimal hostsPathwaySuch pathwaysCertain pathwaysMetabolic pathwaysVirulence programInflammationVirulence
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
Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Periplasmic Lipoprotein with a Role in Adaptation of Salmonella to Magnesium Limitation
May J, Rasmussen D, Davie T, Vaneerd C, Groisman E, Bhattacharyya B. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Periplasmic Lipoprotein with a Role in Adaptation of Salmonella to Magnesium Limitation. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.761.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeriplasmic lipoproteinMagnesium limitationAtomic-resolution structural dataFamily of proteinsFundamental biochemical processesBeta-sheet secondary structureAdaptation of SalmonellaGenetic screenCircular dichroism spectroscopyBacterial adaptationLocalization sequenceSalmonella proteinsBiochemical approachesIon homeostasisBacterial virulenceProtein monomersBiochemical characterizationCertain pathogenic bacteriaMolecular mechanismsMonomeric molecular weightUnknown functionPhysiological functionsLiving cellsSecondary structureDichroism spectroscopy
2012
Inhibition of Bacterial Virulence: Drug‐Like Molecules Targeting the Salmonella enterica PhoP Response Regulator
Tang YT, Gao R, Havranek JJ, Groisman EA, Stock AM, Marshall GR. Inhibition of Bacterial Virulence: Drug‐Like Molecules Targeting the Salmonella enterica PhoP Response Regulator. Chemical Biology & Drug Design 2012, 79: 1007-1017. PMID: 22339993, PMCID: PMC3445336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2012.01362.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component signal transductionResponse regulatorPhoP response regulatorHistidine kinaseBacterial virulenceGene expressionSensor histidine kinaseVirulence gene regulationSignal transduction systemSignal transduction pathwaysExpression of genesTCST systemsStructure-based virtual screeningGene regulationSignal transductionTranscription factorsTransduction pathwaysTransduction systemVirtual screeningBiophysical assaysAntibacterial developmentMode of actionExternal signalsRegulatorRegulatory system