2015
An RNA motif advances transcription by preventing Rho-dependent termination
Sevostyanova A, Groisman EA. An RNA motif advances transcription by preventing Rho-dependent termination. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: e6835-e6843. PMID: 26630006, PMCID: PMC4687561, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1515383112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho-dependent transcription terminationTranscription terminationRNA elementsNucleic Acid Binding ProteinsRho-dependent terminationOpen reading frameRNA polymeraseReading frameBacterial RNALeader regionRNA motifsRNA conformationRho's accessInefficient translationBinding proteinInactive complexPharmacological inhibitionRhoTranscription
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
2008
Signal integration in bacterial two-component regulatory systems
Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. Signal integration in bacterial two-component regulatory systems. Genes & Development 2008, 22: 2601-2611. PMID: 18832064, PMCID: PMC2751022, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1700308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component systemResponse regulatorTwo-component regulatory systemSignal integrationBacterial signal transductionGram-negative bacteriaCellular processesSignal transductionPhosphorylated statePhosphorylation statePhysiological functionsSpecific functionsRegulatory systemBiochemical reactionsKey mediatorRegulatorPhosphorelayAntibiotic resistanceDifferent mechanismsSporulationTransductionStationary phaseDNABacteriaGramThe PhoQ/PhoP Regulatory Network of Salmonella enterica
Kato A, Groisman EA. The PhoQ/PhoP Regulatory Network of Salmonella enterica. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2008, 631: 7-21. PMID: 18792679, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78885-2_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component regulatory systemPathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumEnteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumDistinct expression levelsPhoQ/PhoPTwo-component systemSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumBacterial cell surfacePhoQ proteinPhoP proteinResponse regulatorTranscriptional cascadeConnector proteinEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPromoter structureRegulatory networksTranscription factorsSalmonella genesRegulatory architectureSalmonella lifestyleMajor regulatorExpression propertiesCell surfaceModifies expressionRegulatory system
2007
A connector of two-component regulatory systems promotes signal amplification and persistence of expression
Kato A, Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. A connector of two-component regulatory systems promotes signal amplification and persistence of expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 12063-12068. PMID: 17615238, PMCID: PMC1924540, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704462104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-component regulatory systemBacterial signal transductionRegulatory systemPersistence of expressionSignal transductionGene transcriptionRegulatory architectureSmall proteinsSalmonella entericaPathwayFunctional characteristicsPmrDExpressionFunctional propertiesPhoP.AmplificationTranscriptionSignal amplificationTransductionGenesDominant formOrganismsProteinPersistenceEnterica
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 phenotypeThe PmrA-Regulated pmrC Gene Mediates Phosphoethanolamine Modification of Lipid A and Polymyxin Resistance in Salmonella enterica
Lee H, Hsu FF, Turk J, Groisman EA. The PmrA-Regulated pmrC Gene Mediates Phosphoethanolamine Modification of Lipid A and Polymyxin Resistance in Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 2004, 186: 4124-4133. PMID: 15205413, PMCID: PMC421605, DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.13.4124-4133.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, BacterialEthanolaminesFerric CompoundsGenes, BacterialLipid APolymyxin BSalmonella entericaConceptsPolymyxin B resistancePmrA mutantB resistanceInner membrane proteinLarge periplasmic regionLipid AN-terminal regionPmrC genePhosphoethanolamine modificationSalmonella entericaPeriplasmic regionTransmembrane domainDouble mutantEnzymatic domainsMembrane proteinsGene resultsAminoarabinose modificationMutantsGenesRegulatory systemAminoarabinosePmrAPolymyxin resistanceProteinAntibiotic polymyxin BPhoP‐regulated Salmonella resistance to the antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 and polymyxin B
Shi Y, Cromie MJ, Hsu F, Turk J, Groisman EA. PhoP‐regulated Salmonella resistance to the antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 and polymyxin B. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 53: 229-241. PMID: 15225317, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04107.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType III Secretion System Genes in Clinical Aeromonas Isolates
Chacón MR, Soler L, Groisman EA, Guarro J, Figueras MJ. Type III Secretion System Genes in Clinical Aeromonas Isolates. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2004, 42: 1285-1287. PMID: 15004096, PMCID: PMC356863, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.3.1285-1287.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Genomics A global view of gene gain, loss, regulation and function
Groisman EA, Ehrlich SD. Genomics A global view of gene gain, loss, regulation and function. Current Opinion In Microbiology 2003, 6: 479-481. PMID: 14572540, DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2003.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClosing the loop: The PmrA/PmrB two-component system negatively controls expression of its posttranscriptional activator PmrD
Kato A, Latifi T, Groisman EA. Closing the loop: The PmrA/PmrB two-component system negatively controls expression of its posttranscriptional activator PmrD. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 4706-4711. PMID: 12676988, PMCID: PMC153620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0836837100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArtificial Gene FusionBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesDNA, BacterialFeedbackGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription FactorsConceptsPmrA proteinTwo-component systemResponse regulator PmrAAppropriate cellular responsesPmrA/PmrBPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinRegulatory circuitsPosttranscriptional levelPromoter upstreamNegative regulationCellular responsesPmrB proteinCellular levelProteinPmrASalmonella entericaGenesMultiple signalsPmrDFeedback loopSingular exampleExpressionPhoPFundamental questions
2002
Conflicting needs for a Salmonella hypervirulence gene in host and non‐host environments
Mouslim C, Hilbert F, Huang H, Groisman EA. Conflicting needs for a Salmonella hypervirulence gene in host and non‐host environments. Molecular Microbiology 2002, 45: 1019-1027. PMID: 12180921, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03070.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid Transport SystemsBase SequenceDNA, RecombinantGenes, BacterialSalmonellaSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidVirulenceConceptsSole carbon sourceD-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidaseNon-host environmentsNutrient-poor conditionsPathogen Salmonella entericaCarbon sourceWild-type SalmonellaPathogen fitnessFaster growth rateGenesInfected hostHypervirulence genesMutantsInnate immunitySalmonella entericaDipeptidase activityGrowth rateHostInactivationPhenotypeFitnessDipeptidasePathogensSalmonellaEntericaPathogenicity Islands of Shigella
Ingersoll M, Groisman EA, Zychlinsky A. Pathogenicity Islands of Shigella. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2002, 264: 49-65. PMID: 12014181, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-09217-0_4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Acetyl phosphate-dependent activation of a mutant PhoP response regulator that functions independently of its cognate sensor kinase11Edited by M. Gottesman
Chamnongpol S, Groisman E. Acetyl phosphate-dependent activation of a mutant PhoP response regulator that functions independently of its cognate sensor kinase11Edited by M. Gottesman. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 300: 291-305. PMID: 10873466, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SubstitutionBacterial ProteinsEnvironmentGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialGenes, RegulatorMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsMethyl-Accepting Chemotaxis ProteinsModels, MolecularMutationOperonOrganophosphatesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSalmonella entericaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTranscription of PhoPResponse regulatorAcetyl phosphateResponse regulator receiver domainSites of phosphorylationVirulence gene expressionPhoP response regulatorTwo-component systemPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinReceiver domainSensor kinaseTranscriptional repressionCognate sensorMutant proteinsM. GottesmanPhosphorylated stateAspartate residueGene expressionPhoPTranscriptionPhosphate donorRegulatorProteinSalmonella entericaLateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation
Ochman H, Lawrence J, Groisman E. Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation. Nature 2000, 405: 299-304. PMID: 10830951, DOI: 10.1038/35012500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral gene transferGene transferHorizontal gene transferBacterial innovationDynamic genomeGenetic diversityAcquisition of sequencesGenetic informationLateral transferBacterial speciesPathogenic characterEukaryotesGenomeChromosomesOrganismsSpeciesDNADiversityBacteriaSequenceSubstantial amount
1999
A Salmonella virulence protein that inhibits cellular trafficking
Uchiya K, Barbieri M, Funato K, Shah A, Stahl P, Groisman E. A Salmonella virulence protein that inhibits cellular trafficking. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 3924-3933. PMID: 10406797, PMCID: PMC1171468, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.14.3924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCell LineCell SurvivalCytosolEndosomesGenes, BacterialGTP-Binding ProteinsInhibitory Concentration 50Lethal Dose 50LysosomesMacrophagesMembrane FusionMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhagosomesRab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, TransferrinSalmonella entericaVirulenceConceptsType III secretion systemSecretion systemIntracellular traffickingSPI-2 pathogenicity islandTrafficking of vesiclesEndosome-endosome fusionHost cell cytosolVirulence proteinsCellular traffickingNormal traffickingSpiC geneCell cytosolPathogenicity islandSalmonella pathogenesisSpiC mutantTraffickingProteinInhibited fusionSindbis virusSalmonella entericaTransferrin receptorJ774 macrophagesMutantsEndosomesGenesThe selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenesA Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica
Hilbert F, del Portillo F, Groisman E. A Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 2158-2165. PMID: 10094694, PMCID: PMC93629, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2158-2165.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidaseD-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidaseHorizontal gene transferRelated bacterial speciesSpecies Salmonella entericaEscherichia coli KSimilar substrate specificityBacterium Salmonella entericaSalmonella entericaDipeptidase geneWild-type SalmonellaPeptidoglycan metabolismSole carbon sourcePeriplasmic spaceSalmonella chromosomeSubstrate specificityD-AlaColi KBacterial speciesSalmonella enzymeVanX proteinGene transferEnzymatic activityGlycopeptide antibiotic vancomycinCarbon source
1998
The ins and outs of virulence gene expression: Mg2+ as a regulatory signal
Groisman E. The ins and outs of virulence gene expression: Mg2+ as a regulatory signal. BioEssays 1998, 20: 96-101. PMID: 9504051, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-1878(199801)20:1<96::aid-bies13>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transduction systemTransduction systemCellular locationPhoP/PhoQ systemPathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumIntracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumTranscription of genesPhoP/PhoQVirulence gene expressionFacultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumDifferent cell typesRegulatory hierarchyEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory signalsExtracellular environmentGene expressionHost cellsHost cuesCell typesMultiple environmentsSerovar TyphimuriumPrecise tissuePhoQTranscription
1997
A green light for virulence gene expression
Groisman E. A green light for virulence gene expression. Nature Medicine 1997, 3: 1190-1191. PMID: 9359685, DOI: 10.1038/nm1197-1190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research