2009
Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons
Perez JC, Groisman EA. Transcription factor function and promoter architecture govern the evolution of bacterial regulons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 4319-4324. PMID: 19251636, PMCID: PMC2649204, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0810343106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory circuitsBacterial regulonsPhoP proteinRegulatory protein PhoPBacterial transcription factorsTranscription factor functionCis-regulatory elementsGene regulatory circuitsHorizontal gene transferPathogen Salmonella entericaPromoter architectureEvolutionary changeRelated organismsVirulence regulatorTranscription factorsRegulonPhenotypic differencesFactor functionGene transferYersinia pestisSalmonella entericaCore membersProteinEukaryotesPhoP
2000
Lateral 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