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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2014

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgZR two-component system coordinates multiple phenotypes.

Yuta Okkotsu, Alexander S Little, Michael J Schurr

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuta OkkotsuDepartment of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA.
Alexander S LittleDepartment of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA.
Michael J SchurrDepartment of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA.
University of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious DiseasesT32AI052066 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI VAN DYK, LINDA F. · 2002 to 2022
$2.3M
Control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing and AlginateR21AI094487 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SCHURR, MICHAEL JOHN · 2012 to 2013
$436k
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF REGULATION OF IFN GENE EXPRESSIONR01AI010944 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PITHA-ROWE, PAULA M · 1985 to 1987
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NIAID NIH HHS 2T32AI052066NIAID NIH HHS AI1094487NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI094487NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI052066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a multitude of infections. These infections can occur at almost any site in the body and are usually associated with a breach of the innate immune system. One of the prominent sites where P. aeruginosa causes chronic infections is within the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. P. aeruginosa uses two-component systems that sense environmental changes to differentially express virulence factors that cause both acute and chronic infections. The P. aeruginosa AlgZR two component system is one of its global regulatory systems that affects the organism's fitness in a broad manner. This two-component system is absolutely required for two P. aeruginosa phenotypes: twitching motility and alginate production, indicating its importance in both chronic and acute infections. Additionally, global transcriptome analyses indicate that it regulates the expression of many different genes, including those associated with quorum sensing, type IV pili, type III secretion system, anaerobic metabolism, cyanide and rhamnolipid production. This review examines the complex AlgZR regulatory network, what is known about the structure and function of each protein, and how it relates to the organism's ability to cause infections.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialRegulonBacterial ProteinsPhenotypePseudomonas aeruginosaTrans-ActivatorsBacterial ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsalginateAlgZRLytTR familyPseudomonas aeruginosatwitching motilitytwo-component regulation

Identifiers

PMID24999454
PMCPMC4064291
OpenAlexW2097281897

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