2022
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity
Han W, Peng B, Wang C, Townsend G, Barry N, Peske F, Goodman A, Liu J, Rodnina M, Groisman E. Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity. The EMBO Journal 2022, 42: embj2022112372. PMID: 36472247, PMCID: PMC9841332, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022112372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEF-G1Protein synthesisGTPase activityGuanosine triphosphateElongation factor GCarbon starvationCellular processesStarvation conditionsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronFactor GSingular abilityAmino acidsCell growthParalogsMurine cecumTranslocationGut colonizationColonizationCellsRibosomesProteinStarvationThetaiotaomicronBacteriaFitnessDifferential 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
2021
The regulation of DNA supercoiling across evolution
Duprey A, Groisman EA. The regulation of DNA supercoiling across evolution. Protein Science 2021, 30: 2042-2056. PMID: 34398513, PMCID: PMC8442966, DOI: 10.1002/pro.4171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomains of lifeDNA supercoilingCellular processesAbnormal DNA replicationCertain cellular processesActivity of topoisomerasesChromosome replicationGlobal supercoilingNegative supercoilsDNA replicationBiological questionsSupercoilingEukaryotic topoisomerasesTopoisomerasesSupercoilsSignificant therapeutic potentialOrganismsHelix structureBacteriaPhysicochemical factorsRegulationDouble helix structureReplicationUnique strategyArchaea
2020
A Physiological Basis for Nonheritable Antibiotic Resistance
Pontes MH, Groisman EA. A Physiological Basis for Nonheritable Antibiotic Resistance. MBio 2020, 11: 10.1128/mbio.00817-20. PMID: 32546621, PMCID: PMC7298711, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00817-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonheritable resistanceAntibiotic toleranceCore cellular processesAcquisition of genesToxin-antitoxin modulesExpression of genesSlow bacterial growthActivity of toxinsAbility of bacteriaBacterial genomesCellular processesNutrient limitationBacterial growthGuanosine tetraphosphateGenetic changesBacterial populationsFeedback inhibitionPhysiological basisGenesOrganismsSmall subpopulationBacteriostatic antibioticsAntibiotic resistanceGenomeTolerance
2018
Reduction in adaptor amounts establishes degradation hierarchy among protease substrates
Yeom J, Gao X, Groisman EA. Reduction in adaptor amounts establishes degradation hierarchy among protease substrates. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e4483-e4492. PMID: 29686082, PMCID: PMC5948988, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1722246115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory protein PhoPATP-dependent proteaseCritical cellular processesExpression of genesCellular processesAntibiotic persistersCytoplasmic MgProtease substratesUvrYDifferential stabilityProteasePhoPPhysiological conditionsGenesAdaptorAbundanceUnfoldaseFtsATranscriptionSubunitsSubstrateProteolysisVirulenceProteinBinds
2015
When Too Much ATP Is Bad for Protein Synthesis
Pontes MH, Sevostyanova A, Groisman EA. When Too Much ATP Is Bad for Protein Synthesis. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2015, 427: 2586-2594. PMID: 26150063, PMCID: PMC4531837, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein synthesisStructure of ribosomesEnergy-dependent activitiesATP levelsRibosome productionCellular processesTranslation initiationCytoplasmic membraneEssential enzymeCellular ATPEnergy currencyLiving cellsATPCellsDivalent cationsCrucial roleTriphosphateRibosomesAminoacylationOrganismsNon-physiological increaseCofactorEnzymeBiochemistryCommon divalent cations
2012
Intramolecular arrangement of sensor and regulator overcomes relaxed specificity in hybrid two-component systems
Townsend GE, Raghavan V, Zwir I, Groisman EA. Intramolecular arrangement of sensor and regulator overcomes relaxed specificity in hybrid two-component systems. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 110: e161-e169. PMID: 23256153, PMCID: PMC3545799, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212102110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component regulatory systemResponse regulatorSensor kinasePhosphotransfer specificityRelaxed specificityTwo-component systemHuman gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronRR pairsCognate response regulatorCognate protein partnersRegulatory systemProtein partnersTransduce signalsCellular processesSignal transductionSingle polypeptidePhosphoryl transferNoncognate proteinsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronSpecific interactionsRegulatorIntramolecular arrangementTransductionKinase
2008
Signal integration in bacterial two-component regulatory systems
Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. Signal integration in bacterial two-component regulatory systems. Genes & Development 2008, 22: 2601-2611. PMID: 18832064, PMCID: PMC2751022, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1700308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemResponse regulatorTwo-component regulatory systemSignal integrationBacterial signal transductionGram-negative bacteriaCellular processesSignal transductionPhosphorylated statePhosphorylation statePhysiological functionsSpecific functionsRegulatory systemBiochemical reactionsKey mediatorRegulatorPhosphorelayAntibiotic resistanceDifferent mechanismsSporulationTransductionStationary phaseDNABacteriaGram