2024
Chaperone Hsp70 helps Salmonella survive infection-relevant stress by reducing protein synthesis
Chan C, Groisman E. Chaperone Hsp70 helps Salmonella survive infection-relevant stress by reducing protein synthesis. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002560. PMID: 38574172, PMCID: PMC10994381, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriaEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsMagnesiumMolecular ChaperonesProtein FoldingSalmonellaConceptsRibosome associationProtein synthesisProtein homeostasisS. typhimuriumProtein folding capacityPreventing protein aggregationC-terminal amino acidsDomains of lifeProtein synthesis in vitroInhibit protein synthesisFolding capacityHsp70 chaperonesJ-domainSynthesis in vitroProtein foldingReduction of protein synthesisChaperone Hsp70DnaKRibosomeProtein aggregationChaperoneAmino acidsProteinStarvationHSP70
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene SilencingMammalsMiceProtease LaConceptsH-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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsProteolysisSalmonellaSequence HomologySubstrate SpecificityConceptsRegulatory protein PhoPATP-dependent proteaseCritical cellular processesExpression of genesCellular processesAntibiotic persistersCytoplasmic MgProtease substratesUvrYDifferential stabilityProteasePhoPPhysiological conditionsGenesAdaptorAbundanceUnfoldaseFtsATranscriptionSubunitsSubstrateProteolysisVirulenceProteinBinds
2011
Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits
Chen HD, Jewett MW, Groisman EA. Ancestral Genes Can Control the Ability of Horizontally Acquired Loci to Confer New Traits. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002184. PMID: 21811415, PMCID: PMC3140997, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalKineticsMagnesiumMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationPolymyxin BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsTransformation, BacterialConceptsGene productsPmrD proteinPmrA/PmrB systemSpecies-specific traitsPmrA/PmrBE. coliHigh phosphatase activityBacterium Escherichia coliTwo-component systemPmrA proteinPolymyxin B resistanceAncestral locusAncestral proteinAncestral geneAncestral pathwayNew traitsBiochemical activityDifferent speciesGenesPmrB proteinEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityB resistanceProteinSalmonella entericaGenome-wide detection of novel regulatory RNAs in E. coli
Raghavan R, Groisman EA, Ochman H. Genome-wide detection of novel regulatory RNAs in E. coli. Genome Research 2011, 21: 1487-1497. PMID: 21665928, PMCID: PMC3166833, DOI: 10.1101/gr.119370.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall RNAsLeader sequenceIntergenic regionRegulatory elementsRegulatory RNAsNew small RNAsStable RNA secondary structureNovel regulatory RNAsProtein-coding transcriptsNovel small RNAsGenome-wide detectionNoncoding regulatory RNAsE. coliRNA secondary structureProtein HfqPhylogenetic conservationBacterial genomesEvolutionary analysisPresence of hundredsSequencing approachGene expressionCompensatory mutationsEnteric speciesSecondary structureEscherichia coli
2007
[18] Gene Promoter Scan Methodology for Identifying and Classifying Coregulated Promoters
Zwir I, Harari O, Groisman EA. [18] Gene Promoter Scan Methodology for Identifying and Classifying Coregulated Promoters. Methods In Enzymology 2007, 422: 361-385. PMID: 17628149, PMCID: PMC3755887, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)22018-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGenome, BacterialGenomicsModels, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticSalmonellaTranscription, GeneticConceptsCoregulated promotersTwo-component regulatory systemCis-acting regulatory elementsDistinct regulatory networksSingle transcription factorPhoP/PhoQPhoP proteinGenomic approachesCoregulated genesPhoP regulonRegulatory networksRegulatory interactionsTranscription factorsRegulatory featuresGene transcriptionRegulatory elementsPostgenomic eraNovel memberDifferential expressionGenesEscherichia coliRegulatory systemSalmonella entericaPromoterMultiple mechanisms
2006
Identification of the lipopolysaccharide modifications controlled by the Salmonella PmrA/PmrB system mediating resistance to Fe(III) and Al(III)
Nishino K, Hsu FF, Turk J, Cromie MJ, Wösten MM, Groisman EA. Identification of the lipopolysaccharide modifications controlled by the Salmonella PmrA/PmrB system mediating resistance to Fe(III) and Al(III). Molecular Microbiology 2006, 61: 645-654. PMID: 16803591, PMCID: PMC1618816, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05273.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAluminumBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIronLipid ALipopolysaccharidesMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeriplasmPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPhosphorylationPolymyxin BSalmonella typhimuriumSoil MicrobiologyTranscription FactorsConceptsPmrA/PmrB systemGram-negative bacterial speciesNon-host environmentsPmrA/PmrBWild-type strainSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnterica serovar TyphimuriumOuter membraneLipopolysaccharide modificationBacterial speciesCovalent modificationResistance genesSerovar TyphimuriumOxygen-dependent killingPmrAEssential metalsHomeostatic mechanismsSalmonella survivalMutantsDephosphorylationGenesSpeciesProteinMajor constituentsIdentification
2005
Analysis of differentially-regulated genes within a regulatory network by GPS genome navigation
Zwir I, Huang H, Groisman EA. Analysis of differentially-regulated genes within a regulatory network by GPS genome navigation. Bioinformatics 2005, 21: 4073-4083. PMID: 16159917, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceCluster AnalysisComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenomeGenomicsPromoter Regions, GeneticResponse ElementsSalmonella entericaSoftwareTranscription, GeneticConceptsPhoP proteinRegulatory featuresGene expressionEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliCis-regulatory featuresCo-regulated promotersPost-genomic eraTranscription initiationRegulatory networksRegulatory interactionsGene transcriptionNovel memberExpression patternsBacteria Escherichia coliGenesEscherichia coliSalmonella entericaMultiple mechanismsProteinFundamental mechanismsExpressionRegulonTranscriptionPromoterReduced datasetDissecting the PhoP regulatory network of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica
Zwir I, Shin D, Kato A, Nishino K, Latifi T, Solomon F, Hare JM, Huang H, Groisman EA. Dissecting the PhoP regulatory network of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 2862-2867. PMID: 15703297, PMCID: PMC548500, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408238102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory networksEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliDistinct regulatory networksEscherichia coliPhoP/PhoQTwo-component systemSalmonella entericaCoregulated promotersPhoP proteinGenomic approachesPhoP regulonPromoter featuresRegulatory featuresGene transcriptionGene expressionBacteria Escherichia coliRegulatory systemGenesMultiple mechanismsColiResistance determinantsEntericaRegulonPhoQTranscription
2003
Signal-dependent Requirement for the Co-activator Protein RcsA in Transcription of the RcsB-regulated ugd Gene*
Mouslim C, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Signal-dependent Requirement for the Co-activator Protein RcsA in Transcription of the RcsB-regulated ugd Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 50588-50595. PMID: 14514676, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309433200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseBinding SitesChromosomesDeoxyribonuclease IEscherichia coli ProteinsGene DeletionIronMagnesiumModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeriplasmic ProteinsPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticSalmonellaSequence Homology, Amino AcidSingle-Strand Specific DNA and RNA EndonucleasesTemperatureTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsUgd genePmrA/PmrB systemTwo-component systems PhoP/PhoQS1 mapping experimentsPhoP/PhoQPmrA/PmrBUDP-glucose dehydrogenasePhoP proteinPhosphorelay systemIndependent transcriptionVariety of signalsPmrA mutantMembrane proteinsSame promoterCps operonRcsBGene expressionRcsATranscriptionGenesMapping experimentsCps transcriptionPhoPPromoterLow Mg2
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
1991
Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein
Vartak NB, Reizer J, Reizer A, Gripp JT, Groisman EA, Wu L, Tomich JM, Saier MH. Sequence and evolution of the FruR protein of Salmonella typhimurium: a pleiotropic transcriptional regulatory protein possessing both activator and repressor functions which is homologous to the periplasmic ribose-binding protein. Research In Microbiology 1991, 142: 951-963. PMID: 1805309, DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(91)90005-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFructoseGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIn Vitro TechniquesOperator Regions, GeneticOperonPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumConceptsRibose binding proteinTranscriptional regulatory proteinsN-terminal hydrophobic signal sequenceRegulatory proteinsPeriplasmic ribose-binding proteinBacterial DNA-binding proteinsHydrophobic signal sequencePeriplasmic binding proteinRibose-binding proteinDNA-binding proteinsCentral metabolic pathwaysN-terminal regionOperator-promoter regionChemoreception systemFructose operonSignature motifTranscriptional regulationRepressor functionHelix motifPhylogenetic treeSignal sequenceGene sequencesNucleotide sequenceSequence identitySalmonella typhimurium