2023
Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut
Krypotou E, Townsend G, Gao X, Tachiyama S, Liu J, Pokorzynski N, Goodman A, Groisman E. Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut. Science 2023, 379: 1149-1156. PMID: 36927025, PMCID: PMC10148683, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn7229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian gutTranscription termination factor RhoTermination factor RhoGene regulationTranscription terminationMechanisms bacteriaBacteria interactionsHuman commensalValuable targetBacteriaRhoGut microbiotaFitnessNovel clinical applicationsTherapeutic manipulationGutHuman healthCommensalRegulation
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
2020
A Master Regulator of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Gut Colonization Controls Carbohydrate Utilization and an Alternative Protein Synthesis Factor
Townsend GE, Han W, Schwalm ND, Hong X, Bencivenga-Barry NA, Goodman AL, Groisman EA. A Master Regulator of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Gut Colonization Controls Carbohydrate Utilization and an Alternative Protein Synthesis Factor. MBio 2020, 11: 10.1128/mbio.03221-19. PMID: 31992627, PMCID: PMC6989115, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03221-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative translation factorProtein synthesis factorsTranslation factorsMammalian gutDietary fiber utilizationTranscriptional regulatorsBeneficial microbesSpecialized translation factorHundreds of genesMajor transcriptional regulatorGut colonizationCarbohydrate utilizationSynthesis factorsHuman gut microbiotaGlobal regulonGenetic repertoireTranscription factorsMaster regulatorDNA sequencesDerive nutrientsColonization defectUtilization of carbohydratesCellular metabolismComplex polysaccharidesGenes
2017
Prioritization of polysaccharide utilization and control of regulator activation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Schwalm ND, Townsend GE, Groisman EA. Prioritization of polysaccharide utilization and control of regulator activation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Molecular Microbiology 2017, 104: 32-45. PMID: 28009067, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronGut symbiotic bacteriumSites of phosphorylationB. thetaiotaomicronDiauxic growthTwo-component systemResponse regulatorSensor kinaseMyriad of hostPolysaccharide utilizationUnaltered growthSymbiotic bacteriumMammalian gutSingle polypeptideMultiple polysaccharidesSingle polysaccharidePhosphorylationSpecific signalsPresence of glucoseThetaiotaomicronTranscriptionGenesBacteriumArabinanPolysaccharides
2016
Multiple Signals Govern Utilization of a Polysaccharide in the Gut Bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Schwalm ND, Townsend GE, Groisman EA. Multiple Signals Govern Utilization of a Polysaccharide in the Gut Bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. MBio 2016, 7: 10.1128/mbio.01342-16. PMID: 27729509, PMCID: PMC5061871, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01342-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian gut microbiotaPolysaccharide utilization genesUtilization genesHost dietGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronComplex polysaccharidesBacteroides thetaiotaomicronPleiotropic transcriptional regulatorDomains of lifeSubset of organismsRegulatory paradigmCritical nutrient sourceTranscriptional activatorTranscriptional regulatorsTranscriptional repressorCentral metabolismGenomic analysisMammalian gutMammalian hostsRegulatory architectureGut BacteroidesPolymeric fructanGut microbiotaGut bacteriumPolysaccharide breakdown