2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence
2015
Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection
Hodgins-Davis A, Rice DP, Townsend JP. Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2015, 32: 2130-2140. PMID: 25901014, PMCID: PMC4592357, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msv094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression evolvesGene expressionPhenotypic evolutionGenetic architectureExpression evolvesEvolutionary quantitative genetic modelsMutation accumulation linesNatural genetic variationStrength of selectionGenomic mutation rateQuantitative genetic modelGenomic data setsGene expression levelsEffects of selectionEvolutionary timeRegulatory evolutionStabilizing selectionAccumulation linesGene regulationMost genesNatural selectionGenetic variationMutational effectsFruit flyPhenotype space