2023
Advancing evolution: Bacteria break down gene silencer to express horizontally acquired genes
Groisman E, Choi J. Advancing evolution: Bacteria break down gene silencer to express horizontally acquired genes. BioEssays 2023, 45: e2300062. PMID: 37533411, PMCID: PMC10530229, DOI: 10.1002/bies.202300062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH-NSAT-rich DNAHeat-stable nucleoid-structuring (H-NS) proteinConserved amino acid sequencesNucleoid structuring proteinHorizontal gene transferAmino acid sequenceSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumBacterial evolutionLon proteaseProtease LonDiverse bacteriaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRNA polymeraseAlternative promotersAcid sequenceStructuring proteinGene silencersGenesCleavage siteEnteric bacteriaEscherichia coliGene transferCommensal Escherichia coliSerovar Typhimurium
2022
Degradation of gene silencer is essential for expression of foreign genes and bacterial colonization of the mammalian gut
Choi J, Schmukler M, Groisman EA. Degradation of gene silencer is essential for expression of foreign genes and bacterial colonization of the mammalian gut. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2210239119. PMID: 36161931, PMCID: PMC9546599, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210239119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH-NSForeign genesHeat-stable nucleoid-structuring (H-NS) proteinWild-type H-NSNucleoid-associated proteinsH-NS proteinsNucleoid structuring proteinHorizontal gene transferBacterial evolutionLon proteaseSilences expressionCorresponding genesForeign DNAMammalian gutMammalian hostsStructuring proteinGene silencersGenesMurine gutEnteric bacteriaGene transferBiofilm formationProteinGeneral mechanismColonization
2021
Low Cytoplasmic Magnesium Increases the Specificity of the Lon and ClpAP Proteases
Yeom J, Groisman EA. Low Cytoplasmic Magnesium Increases the Specificity of the Lon and ClpAP Proteases. Journal Of Bacteriology 2021, 203: 10.1128/jb.00143-21. PMID: 33941609, PMCID: PMC8223949, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00143-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumCytoplasmic MgSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumLon substratesClpAP proteaseEnterica serovar TyphimuriumAntibiotic persistenceEnteric bacteriaSerovar TyphimuriumSpectrum of substratesPhoP proteinProtease LonAcetyl coenzyme ATranscriptional regulatorsProtein bindsPhoP boxRegulatory proteinsProtease specificityPromoter regionCritical regulatorProtein synthesisLiving cellsLonPhoPEscherichia coli
2008
Evolution and Dynamics of Regulatory Architectures Controlling Polymyxin B Resistance in Enteric Bacteria
Mitrophanov AY, Jewett MW, Hadley TJ, Groisman EA. Evolution and Dynamics of Regulatory Architectures Controlling Polymyxin B Resistance in Enteric Bacteria. PLOS Genetics 2008, 4: e1000233. PMID: 18949034, PMCID: PMC2565834, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory architectureComplex genetic networksDirect transcriptional controlEnteric bacteriaPolymyxin B resistanceEvolutionary historyTranscriptional controlGenetic networksRegulatory proteinsRegulatory pathwaysCellular responsesStructural modulesIndirect regulationRapid activationB resistanceExpression levelsMRNA expression levelsAntibiotic polymyxin BRegulation circuitBacteriaInducible resistanceFunctional propertiesProteinSystem postTransitional stage
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
1995
Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica.
Li J, Ochman H, Groisman EA, Boyd EF, Solomon F, Nelson K, Selander RK. Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 7252-7256. PMID: 7638176, PMCID: PMC41317, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.16.7252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary ratesInvasion genesInvasion proteinsCellular locationSequence identityProtein export systemNonphagocytic host cellsWarm-blooded vertebratesEnteric pathogens ShigellaSalmonella entericaS. entericaEvolutionary diversificationNiche expansionExport systemExtracellular environmentHost cellsSPA complexGenesEnteric bacteriaProteinFlagellar phaseKey eventsSubspeciesHomologuesSpa geneThe evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria
Ochman H, Groisman EA. The evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria. Canadian Journal Of Microbiology 1995, 41: 555-561. PMID: 7641138, DOI: 10.1139/m95-074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic distributionGenomic locationPlant pathogensDivergent pathogensSecretory pathwayVirulence proteinsGene complexHost rangeHost cellsSimilar machineryEnteric bacteriaPathogensProteinDisease pathologyEnteric pathogensMachineryBacteriaPathwayShigella sppSppAnalogous structuresSequenceInvasionCellsComplexes
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 cellsMolecular, functional, and evolutionary analysis of sequences specific to Salmonella.
Groisman EA, Sturmoski MA, Solomon FR, Lin R, Ochman H. Molecular, functional, and evolutionary analysis of sequences specific to Salmonella. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 1033-1037. PMID: 8430070, PMCID: PMC45805, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.3.1033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical base compositionIndependent evolutionary eventsPhenotypic characteristicsOpen reading frameLac gene fusionsWild-type parentLysR familyEvolutionary eventsDeletion strainEvolutionary analysisTranscriptional regulatorsReading frameSalmonella genomeNucleotide sequenceBase compositionHorizontal transferDNA fragmentsGene fusionsBacterial speciesEnteric bacteriaStructural similaritySpeciesVirulenceSequenceUnprecedented array