2021
Reduced ATP-dependent proteolysis of functional proteins during nutrient limitation speeds the return of microbes to a growth state
Yeom J, Groisman EA. Reduced ATP-dependent proteolysis of functional proteins during nutrient limitation speeds the return of microbes to a growth state. Science Signaling 2021, 14 PMID: 33500334, PMCID: PMC8378506, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abc4235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP-dependent proteolysisSlow-growth stateFunctional proteinsGrowth stateATP-dependent proteaseTranscriptional regulator PhoPProtein preservationNutrient limitation conditionsRapid growth statesRegulator PhoPMicrobial strategiesNonfunctional proteinNutrient limitationProtein degradationNitrogen conditionsSame proteaseMagnesium starvationSerovar TyphimuriumProteinLimitation conditionsProteolysisIntracellular ATPParticular nutrientsStationary phaseIntracellular concentration
2020
Small proteins regulate Salmonella survival inside macrophages by controlling degradation of a magnesium transporter
Yeom J, Shao Y, Groisman EA. Small proteins regulate Salmonella survival inside macrophages by controlling degradation of a magnesium transporter. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 20235-20243. PMID: 32753384, PMCID: PMC7443967, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006116117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall proteinsAmino acid identityFacultative intracellular pathogenTransporter MgtAProtease FtsHMagnesium transportersAcid identityMacrophage proteinRelated transportersSame transcriptPathogen survivalMgtBIntracellular pathogensSerovar TyphimuriumProteinLimitation conditionsHost tissuesMgtROxidative stressTransportersSalmonella survivalSingular exampleFtsHMacrophagesMgtA