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
2021
How the PhoP/PhoQ System Controls Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis: Lessons in Signal Transduction, Pathogenesis, Physiology, and Evolution
Groisman EA, Duprey A, Choi J. How the PhoP/PhoQ System Controls Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis: Lessons in Signal Transduction, Pathogenesis, Physiology, and Evolution. Microbiology And Molecular Biology Reviews 2021, 85: 10.1128/mmbr.00176-20. PMID: 34191587, PMCID: PMC8483708, DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00176-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemPhoP/PhoQSignal transductionAbundance of hundredsGram-negative bacterial speciesTwo-component systemSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory RNAsEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTranscription factorsProtease regulatorsTranscriptional effectsCationic antimicrobial peptidesInducing conditionsBacterial speciesSerovar TyphimuriumPhysiological consequencesAntimicrobial peptidesPhoQTransductionVirulenceHomeostasisAbundanceNovel formPhoP
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
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 conditionsGenesAdaptorAbundanceUnfoldaseFtsATranscriptionSubunitsSubstrateProteolysisVirulenceProteinBindsLvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence
2015
Salmonella promotes virulence by repressing cellulose production
Pontes MH, Lee EJ, Choi J, Groisman EA. Salmonella promotes virulence by repressing cellulose production. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 5183-5188. PMID: 25848006, PMCID: PMC4413311, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1500989112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellulose synthesisWild-type phenotypeWild-type virulenceSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumCyclic diguanylateEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPathogen fitnessAbundant organic polymerMgtC geneAcute virulenceAllosteric activatorAbiotic surfacesMgtC mutantInside macrophagesMutantsVirulence determinantsSerovar TyphimuriumVirulenceCellulose productionEnvironmental insultsCellulose levelsBCSAAttenuated mutantsTraitsDiguanylate
2013
The lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa
Choi J, Groisman EA. The lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9499-9504. PMID: 23690578, PMCID: PMC3677452, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303420110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA proteinNull mutantsSalmonella virulenceThree secretion systemVirulence regulatory genesSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumWild-type SalmonellaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPmrA mutantRegulatory genesProtein bindsModification genesMurine typhoid feverControl expressionLPS modificationsPmrA geneMutantsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceAntimicrobial peptidesHost tissuesPromoterVirulenceProtein
2012
Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence
Choi Y, Choi J, Groisman EA, Kang DH, Shin D, Ryu S. Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence. Infection And Immunity 2012, 80: 4291-4297. PMID: 23006851, PMCID: PMC3497419, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00880-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbamate kinaseOrnithine transcarbamoylaseArginine deiminaseSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium VirulenceBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGene functionEnterica serovar TyphimuriumDeletion mutantsMammalian hostsPathway genesRegulatory proteinsADI systemSuccessful infectionTyphimurium virulenceS. typhimuriumMetabolic functionsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumADI activityMurine macrophagesVirulenceMutantsCertain pathogensExpressionThe promoter architectural landscape of the Salmonella PhoP regulon
Zwir I, Latifi T, Perez JC, Huang H, Groisman EA. The promoter architectural landscape of the Salmonella PhoP regulon. Molecular Microbiology 2012, 84: 463-485. PMID: 22435712, PMCID: PMC3335776, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08036.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromoter architectureDistinct promoter architecturesPathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGene expression behaviorSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPhoP regulonPromoter featuresBiochemical functionsPhoPExpression behaviorPhysiological roleBacterial activatorsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumPromoterRegulonDifferent mechanismsTranscriptionVirulenceActivatorAncestryExpressionLarge numberLimited number
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
2009
Evolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis
Perez JC, Shin D, Zwir I, Latifi T, Hadley TJ, Groisman EA. Evolution of a Bacterial Regulon Controlling Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis. PLOS Genetics 2009, 5: e1000428. PMID: 19300486, PMCID: PMC2650801, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory proteinsSpecies-specific traitsHorizontal gene transferDifferent gene setsSpecies-specific targetsPhoP proteinTranscriptional rewiringPhoP regulonRelated organismsPhoPQ operonGene setsVariable membersCell envelopeProtein activityRegulonBacterial speciesGene transferSpeciesProteinPhoPFamily EnterobacteriaceaeGenesVirulenceHomeostasisWidespread effects
2004
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype
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
1997
How Salmonella became a pathogen
Groisman E, Ochman H. How Salmonella became a pathogen. Trends In Microbiology 1997, 5: 343-349. PMID: 9294889, DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(97)01099-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
1996
Mg2+ as an Extracellular Signal: Environmental Regulation of Salmonella Virulence
Véscovi E, Soncini F, Groisman E. Mg2+ as an Extracellular Signal: Environmental Regulation of Salmonella Virulence. Cell 1996, 84: 165-174. PMID: 8548821, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCationsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProtein ConformationSalmonella typhimuriumSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionTranscription FactorsVirulenceConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemTranscription of PhoPSignal transduction cascadeVirulence regulatory systemGene expression patternsPeriplasmic domainWild-type SalmonellaExtracellular signalsTransduction cascadeSalmonella virulenceExpression patternsFirst messengersPhoPRegulatory systemGenesPhoQSalmonella typhimuriumPhysiological concentrationsDivalent cationsTranscriptionConcentration of Mg2LociMg2DomainVirulence
1994
How to become a pathogen
Groisman E, Ochman H. How to become a pathogen. Trends In Microbiology 1994, 2: 289-294. PMID: 7981972, DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90006-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of the PhoP/PhoQ regulon in Salmonella virulence
Véscovi E, Soncini FC, Groisman EA. The role of the PhoP/PhoQ regulon in Salmonella virulence. Research In Microbiology 1994, 145: 473-480. PMID: 7855434, DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(94)90096-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Molecular, 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