2023
Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut
Krypotou E, Townsend G, Gao X, Tachiyama S, Liu J, Pokorzynski N, Goodman A, Groisman E. Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut. Science 2023, 379: 1149-1156. PMID: 36927025, PMCID: PMC10148683, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn7229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian gutTranscription termination factor RhoTermination factor RhoGene regulationTranscription terminationMechanisms bacteriaBacteria interactionsHuman commensalValuable targetBacteriaRhoGut microbiotaFitnessNovel clinical applicationsTherapeutic manipulationGutHuman healthCommensalRegulation
2020
Horizontally acquired regulatory gene activates ancestral regulatory system to promote Salmonella virulence
Choi J, Groisman EA. Horizontally acquired regulatory gene activates ancestral regulatory system to promote Salmonella virulence. Nucleic Acids Research 2020, 48: 10832-10847. PMID: 33045730, PMCID: PMC7641745, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoP/PhoQAncestral regulatorNucleoid structuring protein H-NSProtein H-NSS. bongoriSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumAncestral genomesH-NSTarget promotersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumRegulatory genesBacterial virulenceSalmonella virulencePromoter regionSsrBOpposite regulationGenesS. typhimuriumPhoQRegulatory systemSerovar TyphimuriumVirulenceTranscriptionPromoterRegulator
2017
Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL
Choi J, Groisman EA. Activation of master virulence regulator PhoP in acidic pH requires the Salmonella-specific protein UgtL. Science Signaling 2017, 10 PMID: 28851823, PMCID: PMC5966036, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aan6284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnesiumMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeptidesPhosphorylationSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSignal TransductionVirulenceConceptsPhoP activation
2016
Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence
Choi J, Groisman EA. Acidic pH sensing in the bacterial cytoplasm is required for Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2016, 101: 1024-1038. PMID: 27282333, PMCID: PMC5015592, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase
Lee EJ, Pontes MH, Groisman EA. A Bacterial Virulence Protein Promotes Pathogenicity by Inhibiting the Bacterium’s Own F1Fo ATP Synthase. Cell 2013, 154: 146-156. PMID: 23827679, PMCID: PMC3736803, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa
Choi J, Groisman EA. The lipopolysaccharide modification regulator PmrA limits Salmonella virulence by repressing the type three-secretion system Spi/Ssa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9499-9504. PMID: 23690578, PMCID: PMC3677452, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303420110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmrA proteinNull mutantsSalmonella virulenceThree secretion systemVirulence regulatory genesSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumWild-type SalmonellaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumPmrA mutantRegulatory genesProtein bindsModification genesMurine typhoid feverControl expressionLPS modificationsPmrA geneMutantsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumPathogen persistenceAntimicrobial peptidesHost tissuesPromoterVirulenceProtein
2012
Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence
Choi Y, Choi J, Groisman EA, Kang DH, Shin D, Ryu S. Expression of STM4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled by the STM4463 Regulator Contributes to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence. Infection And Immunity 2012, 80: 4291-4297. PMID: 23006851, PMCID: PMC3497419, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00880-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbamate kinaseOrnithine transcarbamoylaseArginine deiminaseSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium VirulenceBacterium Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGene functionEnterica serovar TyphimuriumDeletion mutantsMammalian hostsPathway genesRegulatory proteinsADI systemSuccessful infectionTyphimurium virulenceS. typhimuriumMetabolic functionsGenesSerovar TyphimuriumADI activityMurine macrophagesVirulenceMutantsCertain pathogensExpressionControl of a Salmonella virulence locus by an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA
Lee EJ, Groisman EA. Control of a Salmonella virulence locus by an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA. Nature 2012, 486: 271-275. PMID: 22699622, PMCID: PMC3711680, DOI: 10.1038/nature11090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCation Transport ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C3HMolecular Sequence DataMutationSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSequence AlignmentVirulence
2008
Positive feedback in cellular control systems
Mitrophanov AY, Groisman EA. Positive feedback in cellular control systems. BioEssays 2008, 30: 542-555. PMID: 18478531, PMCID: PMC2486260, DOI: 10.1002/bies.20769.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence
Mouslim C, Delgado M, Groisman EA. Activation of the RcsC/YojN/RcsB phosphorelay system attenuates Salmonella virulence. Molecular Microbiology 2004, 54: 386-395. PMID: 15469511, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive mutantsSalmonella virulenceNon-phagocytic cellsPhosphorelay systemWild-type SalmonellaExpression of productsVirulence functionsFull virulenceSensor geneCps operonRcsBConstitutive activationSuccessful infectionVirulence attenuationGenesVirulence factorsAberrant expressionBacterial pathogensVirulenceMutantsHost tissuesExpressionLocation-dependent mannerMutationsAttenuation phenotype
2000
A parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica
Buchmeier N, Blanc‐Potard A, Ehrt S, Piddington D, Riley L, Groisman E. A parallel intraphagosomal survival strategy shared by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Microbiology 2000, 35: 1375-1382. PMID: 10760138, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01797.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. tuberculosisIntracellular pathogensMycobacterium tuberculosisSpleens of miceCultured human macrophagesM. tuberculosis mutantsMgtC mutantMacrophage phagosomesTuberculosisSalmonella entericaHuman macrophagesTuberculosis mutantsMacrophagesDifferent diseasesLow magnesiumVirulencePhagosomesMgtC proteinSimilar phenotypeSalmonellaPrevious studiesPathogensLungSpleen
1998
At Least Four Percent of the Salmonella typhimurium Genome Is Required for Fatal Infection of Mice
Bowe F, Lipps C, Tsolis R, Groisman E, Heffron F, Kusters J. At Least Four Percent of the Salmonella typhimurium Genome Is Required for Fatal Infection of Mice. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 3372-3377. PMID: 9632607, PMCID: PMC108354, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.7.3372-3377.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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