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
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 ResearchConceptsH-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
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