Molecular Microbiology

Oiling the key hole
pp. 575-577(3)
Authors: Lafont, Frank; van der Goot, F. Gisou

Differential gene expression in genetically identical sister cells: the initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
pp. 578-589(12)
Authors: Yudkin, Michael D.; Clarkson, Joanna

Cholesterol binding by the bacterial type III translocon is essential for virulence effector delivery into mammalian cells
pp. 590-603(14)
Authors: Hayward, Richard D.; Cain, Robert J.; McGhie, Emma J.; Phillips, Neil; Garner, Matthew J.; Koronakis, Vassilis

Stripping Bacillus: ComK auto-stimulation is responsible for the bistable response in competence development
pp. 604-614(11)
Authors: Smits, Wiep Klaas; Eschevins, Caroline C.; Susanna, Kim A.; Bron, Sierd; Kuipers, Oscar P.; Hamoen, Leendert W.

Bistability in the Bacillus subtilis K-state (competence) system requires a positive feedback loop
pp. 615-624(10)
Authors: Maamar, Hédia; Dubnau, David

Promoter architecture and response to a positive regulator of archaeal transcription
pp. 625-637(13)
Authors: Ouhammouch, Mohamed; Langham, Geoffrey E.; Hausner, Winfried; Simpson, Anjana J.; El-Sayed, Najib M.A.; Geiduschek, E. Peter

A bZIP transcription factor from Phytophthora interacts with a protein kinase and is required for zoospore motility and plant infection
pp. 638-648(11)
Authors: Blanco, Flavio A.; Judelson, Howard S.

The Mep2p ammonium permease controls nitrogen starvation-induced filamentous growth in Candida albicans
pp. 649-669(21)
Authors: Biswas, Kajal; Morschhäuser, Joachim

Budding yeast PDS5 plays an important role in meiosis and is required for sister chromatid cohesion
pp. 670-680(11)
Authors: Zhang, Zhaojie; Ren, Qun; Yang, Hui; Conrad, Michael N.; Guacci, Vincent; Kateneva, Anna; Dresser, Michael E.

Mutational analysis of the group A streptococcal operon encoding streptolysin S and its virulence role in invasive infection
pp. 681-695(15)
Authors: Datta, Vivekanand; Myskowski, Sandra M.; Kwinn, Laura A.; Chiem, Daniel N.; Varki, Nissi; Kansal, Rita G.; Kotb, Malak; Nizet, Victor

Constitutive expression of yeast phospholipid biosynthetic genes by variants of Ino2 activator defective for interaction with Opi1 repressor
pp. 696-707(12)
Authors: Heyken, Willm-Thomas; Repenning, Antje; Kumme, Jacqueline; Schüller, Hans-Joachim

Control of speed modulation (chemokinesis) in the unidirectional rotary motor of Sinorhizobium meliloti
pp. 708-718(11)
Authors: Attmannspacher, Ursula; Scharf, Birgit; Schmitt, Rüdiger

SspA is required for acid resistance in stationary phase by downregulation of H-NS in Escherichia coli
pp. 719-734(16)
Authors: Hansen, Anne-Marie; Qiu, Yu; Yeh, Norman; Blattner, Frederick R.; Durfee, Tim; Jin, Ding Jun

Two acid-inducible promoters from Lactococcus lactis require the cis-acting ACiD-box and the transcription regulator RcfB
pp. 735-746(12)
Authors: Madsen, Søren M.; Hindré, Thomas; Le Pennec, Jean-Paul; Israelsen, Hans; Dufour, Alain

Association of beta2 toxin production with Clostridium perfringens type A human gastrointestinal disease isolates carrying a plasmid enterotoxin gene
pp. 747-762(16)
Authors: Fisher, Derek J.; Miyamoto, Kazuaki; Harrison, Benjamin; Akimoto, Shigero; Sarker, Mahfuzur R.; McClane, Bruce A.

The exbD gene of Photorhabdus temperata is required for full virulence in insects and symbiosis with the nematode Heterorhabditis
pp. 763-773(11)
Authors: Watson, Robert J.; Joyce, Susan A.; Spencer, Georgette V.; Clarke, David J.

Broad analysis reveals a consistent pattern of var gene transcription in Plasmodium falciparum repeatedly selected for a defined adhesion phenotype
pp. 774-788(15)
Authors: Duffy, Michael F.; Byrne, Timothy J.; Elliott, Salenna R.; Wilson, Danny W.; Rogerson, Stephen J.; Beeson, James G.; Noviyanti, Rintis; Brown, Graham V.

The alternative sigma factor σ^E is required for resistance of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to anti-microbial peptides
pp. 789-799(11)
Authors: Crouch, Marie-Laure; Becker, Lynne A.; Bang, Iel-Soo; Tanabe, Hiroki; Ouellette, Andre J.; Fang, Ferric C.

The initial step of glycerolipid metabolism in Leishmania major promastigotes involves a single glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase enzyme important for the synthesis of triacylglycerol but not essential for virulence
pp. 800-810(11)
Authors: Zufferey, Rachel; Mamoun, Choukri Ben

Alternative sigma factor interactions in Salmonella: σ^E and σ^H promote antioxidant defences by enhancing σ^S levels
pp. 811-823(13)
Authors: Bang, Iel-Soo; Frye, Jonathan G.; McClelland, Michael; Velayudhan, Jyoti; Fang, Ferric C.

Different proteins bind to the butyrolactone receptor protein ARE sequence located upstream of the regulatory ccaR gene of Streptomyces clavuligerus
pp. 824-835(12)
Authors: Santamarta, Irene; Pérez-Redondo, Rosario; Lorenzana, Luis M.; Martín, Juan F.; Liras, Paloma

Antibiotic-induced SOS response promotes horizontal dissemination of pathogenicity island-encoded virulence factors in staphylococci
pp. 836-844(9)
Authors: Úbeda, Carles; Maiques, Elisa; Knecht, Erwin; Lasa, Íñigo; Novick, Richard P.; Penadés, José R.