2023
Dietary sugars silence the master regulator of carbohydrate utilization in human gut Bacteroides species
Pearce V, Groisman E, Townsend G. Dietary sugars silence the master regulator of carbohydrate utilization in human gut Bacteroides species. Gut Microbes 2023, 15: 2221484. PMID: 37358144, PMCID: PMC10294740, DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2221484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteroidesDietary SugarsFructoseGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucoseHumansMammalsConceptsMaster regulatorMicrobial populationsOrthologous transcription factorsMammalian gut microbiotaMicrobial gene expressionHuman gut symbiontHuman gut BacteroidesDistinct microbial populationsIntestinal Bacteroides speciesGut symbiontsCarbohydrate utilizationMRNA leaderTranscription factorsHost dietGut BacteroidesNutrient availabilityGene expressionMolecular pathwaysUnknown mechanismDietary sugarsBacteroides speciesFuture therapeutic interventionsRegulatorSimple sugarsPathogenic outcomes
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteroidesGuanosine TriphosphateHydrolysisMicePeptide Elongation Factor GRibosomesRNA, TransferConceptsEF-G1Protein synthesisGTPase activityGuanosine triphosphateElongation factor GCarbon starvationCellular processesStarvation conditionsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronFactor GSingular abilityAmino acidsCell growthParalogsMurine cecumTranslocationGut colonizationColonizationCellsRibosomesProteinStarvationThetaiotaomicronBacteriaFitness
2017
Navigating the Gut Buffet: Control of Polysaccharide Utilization in Bacteroides spp.
Schwalm ND, Groisman EA. Navigating the Gut Buffet: Control of Polysaccharide Utilization in Bacteroides spp. Trends In Microbiology 2017, 25: 1005-1015. PMID: 28733133, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrioritization 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
2015
Species-Specific Dynamic Responses of Gut Bacteria to a Mammalian Glycan
Raghavan V, Groisman EA. Species-Specific Dynamic Responses of Gut Bacteria to a Mammalian Glycan. Journal Of Bacteriology 2015, 197: 1538-1548. PMID: 25691527, PMCID: PMC4403648, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00010-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUtilization genesRelated speciesBacterial speciesBacteroides speciesPolysaccharide utilization genesCase of genesGut bacteriaGut bacterial speciesOrthologous genesCommunity compositionExpression dynamicsMammalian glycansSole carbon sourceRelated microbesBacterial communitiesMicrobial speciesMammalian intestineSame geneStable coexistenceGut microbial compositionDifferential regulationExpression behaviorGenesMicrobial compositionSustained activation
2014
Tuning transcription of nutrient utilization genes to catabolic rate promotes growth in a gut bacterium
Raghavan V, Lowe EC, Townsend GE, Bolam DN, Groisman EA. Tuning transcription of nutrient utilization genes to catabolic rate promotes growth in a gut bacterium. Molecular Microbiology 2014, 93: 1010-1025. PMID: 25041429, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBacteroidesChondroitin SulfatesGastrointestinal TractHumansTranscription, GeneticConceptsUtilization genesRate-determining enzymeGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronB. thetaiotaomicronExcess chondroitin sulfateCatabolic genesChondroitin sulfateNutrient availabilityConstitutive expressionBacteroides thetaiotaomicronGenesGut environmentCatabolic rateTranscriptionTransient increaseThetaiotaomicronAnalogous mechanismEnzymeRegulatorExposureTranscripts
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
2010
Orphan and hybrid two-component system proteins in health and disease
Raghavan V, Groisman EA. Orphan and hybrid two-component system proteins in health and disease. Current Opinion In Microbiology 2010, 13: 226-231. PMID: 20089442, PMCID: PMC2861427, DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemResponse regulatorSensor kinaseTwo-component system proteinsGut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronOpportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaResponse regulator domainCognate response regulatorPhosphorylation-independent mannerPathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaRegulator domainEukaryotic hostsMembrane-bound regulatorsExpression programsExpression of enzymesPhosphorylated stateBiosynthetic enzymesStreptomyces speciesSingle polypeptideBacterial interactionsSystem proteinsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronEnzymatic propertiesRegulatorCertain sugars