2021
RNA chaperone activates Salmonella virulence program during infection
Choi J, Salvail H, Groisman EA. RNA chaperone activates Salmonella virulence program during infection. Nucleic Acids Research 2021, 49: 11614-11628. PMID: 34751407, PMCID: PMC8599858, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoP activationVirulence regulator PhoPWild-type virulenceBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumWild-type S. typhimuriumSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumRNA chaperonesEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulator PhoPRedundant proteinsMutant behavesVirulence programVirulence roleS. typhimuriumInside macrophagesSecondary structureSerovar TyphimuriumCritical functionsVirulence genesChaperonesPhoPMutantsRibosomesOrganismsCSPC
2020
Salmonella expresses foreign genes during infection by degrading their silencer
Choi J, Groisman EA. Salmonella expresses foreign genes during infection by degrading their silencer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 8074-8082. PMID: 32209674, PMCID: PMC7149492, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1912808117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign genesH-NSForeign DNAHeat-stable nucleoid-structuring (H-NS) proteinH-NS bindingNucleoid structuring proteinGram-negative bacterial speciesFacultative intracellular pathogenPhoP proteinLon proteaseProtease LonRegulatory sequencesVirulence regulatorGene silencingIntramacrophage survivalStructuring proteinBacterial speciesGenesInside macrophagesIntracellular pathogensSerovar TyphimuriumUncovered mechanismProteinVirulence genesDNA
2018
A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program
Yeom J, Pontes MH, Choi J, Groisman EA. A protein that controls the onset of a Salmonella virulence program. The EMBO Journal 2018, 37: embj201796977. PMID: 29858228, PMCID: PMC6043847, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirulence programBacterial inner membraneMaster virulence regulatorC-terminal domainHost tissuesAnti-virulence factorMgtC proteinInner membraneGenetic programVirulence regulatorConstitutive promoterGene transcriptionIntramacrophage survivalSame mRNAAntibiotic toleranceATP synthesisPathogen survivalGenesMetabolic adaptationCytoplasmic pHSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceVirulence genesProteinMechanism of action
2010
An antisense RNA that governs the expression kinetics of a multifunctional virulence gene
Lee EJ, Groisman EA. An antisense RNA that governs the expression kinetics of a multifunctional virulence gene. Molecular Microbiology 2010, 76: 1020-1033. PMID: 20398218, PMCID: PMC2909850, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07161.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisense RNAGenome-wide transcriptome analysisRegulatory protein PhoPLong antisense RNAProtein levelsAntisense transcriptionMgtC proteinTranscriptome analysisRNase EAntisense transcriptsPolycistronic messageRNase IIISalmonella virulenceBacterial speciesPhysiological roleExpression kineticsTranscriptionRNAVirulence genesApparent roleVirulencePhoPSalmonella entericaMgtCAmgRS
2001
Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Response Involved in Attenuation of Pathogen Intracellular Proliferation
Cano D, Martı́nez-Moya M, Pucciarelli M, Groisman E, Casadesús J, Portillo F. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Response Involved in Attenuation of Pathogen Intracellular Proliferation. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 6463-6474. PMID: 11553591, PMCID: PMC98782, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.10.6463-6474.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular growth rateIntracellular bacterial viabilityIntracellular proliferation rateNormal rat kidney fibroblastsBacterial overgrowthNonphagocytic host cellsRat kidney fibroblastsNormal fibroblast cellsIntracellular bacterial proliferationMacrophage cellsIntracellular proliferationIntracellular bacteriaKidney fibroblastsVirulence genesFunction mutationsProliferation rateHost cellsBacterial proliferationSerovar TyphimuriumPhoP-PhoQ systemS. entericaProliferationCellsSalmonella enterica
2000
The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Fisher P, Vick B, Groisman E, Zychlinsky A. The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri. Cellular Microbiology 2000, 2: 443-452. PMID: 11207599, DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2000.00065.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type strainPhoP mutantPhoP/PhoQ systemTwo-component regulatory systemRegulatory protein PhoPHost cell phagosomesPhoP/PhoQKey virulence genesMutant bacteriaEnteric bacteriumPathogen escapeCell phagosomesHost cellsMutantsWild-type ShigellaPolymorphonuclear leucocytesRegulatory systemVirulence genesAntimicrobial moleculesAntimicrobial peptidesPhoPExtreme acidInflammatory responseEpithelial cellsPhagosomes
1999
The SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica
Blanc-Potard A, Solomon F, Kayser J, Groisman E. The SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 998-1004. PMID: 9922266, PMCID: PMC93469, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.998-1004.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdhesins, Escherichia coliAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase CompositionCarrier ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsChromosomes, BacterialDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyOpen Reading FramesOperonPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSalmonella entericaSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVibrio choleraeVirulenceConceptsOpen reading framePathogenicity islandReading framePathogen-specific virulence genesSubspecies of SalmonellaFour-gene clusterMolecular genetic structureSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenetic structureTranscriptional unitsChromosomal clustersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTRNA locusSequence similaritySalmonella genomeRegulatory proteinsEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSPI-3Escherichia coliSerovar TyphimuriumInsertion sequenceVibrio choleraeVirulence genesMultistep processSubspecies
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
1994
How to become a pathogen
Groisman E, Ochman H. How to become a pathogen. Trends In Microbiology 1994, 2: 289-294. PMID: 7981972, DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90006-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Resistance to host antimicrobial peptides is necessary for Salmonella virulence.
Groisman EA, Parra-Lopez C, Salcedo M, Lipps CJ, Heffron F. Resistance to host antimicrobial peptides is necessary for Salmonella virulence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 11939-11943. PMID: 1465423, PMCID: PMC50673, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.24.11939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBiological EvolutionBlood ProteinsChromosome MappingCytoplasmic GranulesDefensinsGenes, BacterialGenotypeGranulocytesHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMagaininsMiceMutagenesisPeptidesProtaminesSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumXenopus ProteinsConceptsDifferent phenotypic classesTransposon insertion mutantsHost defense strategiesSalmonella virulence genesBacterium Salmonella typhimuriumResistance mechanismsAntimicrobial peptidesDefensin NP-1Antimicrobial peptide protamineInsertion mutantsResistance lociHost antimicrobial peptidesSalmonella virulencePhenotypic classesMutantsSuccessful pathogenDefective lipopolysaccharideAntibacterial peptidesVirulence genesPeptide mastoparanCecropin P1Defense strategiesUbiquitous typeVirulence propertiesGenes
1989
Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator.
Groisman EA, Chiao E, Lipps CJ, Heffron F. Salmonella typhimurium phoP virulence gene is a transcriptional regulator. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 7077-7081. PMID: 2674945, PMCID: PMC297997, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.7077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of lociAmino acid sequenceDifferent environmental stimuliFacultative intracellular pathogenGram-negative speciesTranscriptional regulatorsYeast SaccharomycesExtensive homologyDNA sequencesGene productsAcid sequenceHost phagocytic cellsPhosphate availabilityEnvironmental stimuliIntracellular pathogensPhoP genePhoP mutationVirulence genesPhoPGenesLociSequenceSalmonella typhimuriumPhagocytic cellsPhoB