Effects of pH alterations on stress-and aging-induced protein phase separation

X **, M Zhou, S Chen, D Li, X Cao, B Liu - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2022 - Springer
Upon stress challenges, proteins/RNAs undergo liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) to
fine-tune cell physiology and metabolism to help cells adapt to adverse environments. The …

Bacterial cell wall quality control during environmental stress

EA Mueller, PA Levin - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Single-celled organisms must adapt their physiology to persist and propagate across a wide
range of environmental conditions. The growth and division of bacterial cells depend on …

Systems engineering of Escherichia coli for high-level shikimate production

Z Li, C Gao, C Ye, L Guo, J Liu, X Chen, W Song… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
To further increase the production efficiency of microbial shikimate, a valuable compound
widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, ten key target genes contributing …

Structural basis of response regulator function

R Gao, S Bouillet, AM Stock - Annual review of microbiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Response regulators function as the output components of two-component systems, which
couple the sensing of environmental stimuli to adaptive responses. Response regulators …

Diversity in sensing and signaling of bacterial sensor histidine kinases

E Ishii, Y Eguchi - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Two-component signal transduction systems (TCSs) are widely conserved in bacteria to
respond to and adapt to the changing environment. Since TCSs are also involved in …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Systems engineering of Escherichia coli for high-level glutarate production from glucose

Z Zhang, R Chu, W Wei, W Song, C Ye, X Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Glutarate is a key monomer in polyester and polyamide production. The low efficiency of the
current biosynthetic pathways hampers its production by microbial cell factories. Herein …

EnvZ/OmpR two-component signaling: an archetype system that can function noncanonically

LJ Kenney, GS Anand - EcoSal Plus, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Two-component regulatory systems represent the major paradigm for signal transduction in
prokaryotes. The simplest systems are composed of a sensor kinase and a response …

A New Role of OmpR in Acid and Osmotic Stress in Salmonella and E. coli

S Chakraborty, LJ Kenney - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria survive and respond to diverse environmental conditions and during infection
inside the host by systematic regulation of stress response genes. E. coli and S …

Novel insights into construct toxicity, strain optimization, and primary sequence design for producing recombinant silk fibroin and elastin-like peptide in E. coli

A Connor, C Wigham, Y Bai, M Rai, S Nassif… - Metabolic Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spider silk proteins (spidroins) are a remarkable class of biomaterials that exhibit a unique
combination of high-value attributes and can be processed into numerous morphologies for …

The role of acid stress in Salmonella pathogenesis

LJ Kenney - Current opinion in microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
After uptake by epithelial cells or engulfment by macrophages, Salmonella resides in an
acidic vacuole. Salmonella senses this acidic compartment through the action of the …