2018
A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program
Yeom J, Pontes MH, Choi J, Groisman EA. A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program. The EMBO Journal 2018, 37: embj201796977. PMID: 29858228, PMCID: PMC6043847, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence programBacterial inner membraneMaster virulence regulatorC-terminal domainHost tissuesAnti-virulence factorMgtC proteinInner membraneGenetic programVirulence regulatorConstitutive promoterGene transcriptionIntramacrophage survivalSame mRNAAntibiotic toleranceATP synthesisPathogen survivalGenesMetabolic adaptationCytoplasmic pHSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceVirulence genesProteinMechanism of action
2015
Flagella-independent surface motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Park SY, Pontes MH, Groisman EA. Flagella-independent surface motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1850-1855. PMID: 25624475, PMCID: PMC4330729, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1422938112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCation Transport ProteinsComputational BiologyFlagellaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMagnesiumMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMolecular Sequence DataMovementMutagenesisSalmonella typhimuriumSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPhoP/PhoQ regulatory systemMgtC mutantFlagellum-independent mannerFlagella-mediated motilitySerovar TyphimuriumForm of motilityWild-type SalmonellaNull mutantsMultiprotein complexesMgtC proteinF1Fo-ATPaseHeterologous promoterSmall proteinsUnknown functionProteinase K treatmentSurface motilityMgtAMutantsGroup motilityAllelic formsRegulatory systemBacterial replicationGenes
2013
A Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase
Lee EJ, Pontes MH, Groisman EA. A Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase. Cell 2013, 154: 146-156. PMID: 23827679, PMCID: PMC3736803, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
An antisense RNA that governs the expression kinetics of a multifunctional virulence gene
Lee EJ, Groisman EA. An antisense RNA that governs the expression kinetics of a multifunctional virulence gene. Molecular Microbiology 2010, 76: 1020-1033. PMID: 20398218, PMCID: PMC2909850, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07161.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisense RNAGenome-wide transcriptome analysisRegulatory protein PhoPLong antisense RNAProtein levelsAntisense transcriptionMgtC proteinTranscriptome analysisRNase EAntisense transcriptsPolycistronic messageRNase IIISalmonella virulenceBacterial speciesPhysiological roleExpression kineticsTranscriptionRNAVirulence genesApparent roleVirulencePhoPSalmonella entericaMgtCAmgRS
2000
A parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica
Buchmeier N, Blanc‐Potard A, Ehrt S, Piddington D, Riley L, Groisman E. A parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Microbiology 2000, 35: 1375-1382. PMID: 10760138, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01797.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. tuberculosisIntracellular pathogensMycobacterium tuberculosisSpleens of miceCultured human macrophagesM. tuberculosis mutantsMgtC mutantMacrophage phagosomesTuberculosisSalmonella entericaHuman macrophagesTuberculosis mutantsMacrophagesDifferent diseasesLow magnesiumVirulencePhagosomesMgtC proteinSimilar phenotypeSalmonellaPrevious studiesPathogensLungSpleen