Activator of one protease transforms into inhibitor of another in response to nutritional signals
Yeom J, Groisman EA. Activator of one protease transforms into inhibitor of another in response to nutritional signals. Genes & Development 2019, 33: 1280-1292. PMID: 31371438, PMCID: PMC6719616, DOI: 10.1101/gad.325241.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutritional signalsProtease specificityClpAP proteaseProtease LonProtein homeostasisParticular proteinToxic proteinsRegulatory roleParticular substrateRapid response mechanismProtein amountSpecific signalsResponse mechanismsProteaseProteinActivatorAcetylationProteomeCellsInhibitorsLonAdaptorSpecificityProteolysisBindsSlow growth determines nonheritable antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica
Pontes MH, Groisman EA. Slow growth determines nonheritable antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica. Science Signaling 2019, 12 PMID: 31363068, PMCID: PMC7206539, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aax3938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxin-antitoxin modulesSlow growthGenetic repertoireSuch proteinsPersister formationAntibiotic-resistant mutantsParticular proteinPersister statePhysiological processesPersistent bacteriaPhenotypic changesBacterial populationsCell growthUse of antibioticsSalmonella entericaBactericidal antibioticsBacteriaProteinSmall subpopulationAbundanceUnderlying physiological processesAntibiotic resistanceGrowthMutantsOpposite changes