Osmosensing and osmoregulatory compatible solute accumulation by bacteria.

[1]  A. Ishihama,et al.  The osmotic stress response and virulence in pyelonephritis isolates of Escherichia coli: contributions of RpoS, ProP, ProU and other systems. , 2001, Microbiology.

[2]  D. Rhodes,et al.  Analysis of the effects of osmoprotectants on the high osmolality-dependent induction of increased thermotolerance inSalmonella typhimurium , 2001 .

[3]  J. M. Wood,et al.  An Escherichia coli Reference Collection Group B2- and Uropathogen-Associated Polymorphism in therpoS-mutS Region of the E. coliChromosome , 2000, Journal of bacteriology.

[4]  R. Hodges,et al.  The role of the carboxyl terminal α‐helical coiled‐coil domain in osmosensing by transporter ProP of Escherichia coli , 2000 .

[5]  D. Welsh,et al.  Ecological significance of compatible solute accumulation by micro-organisms: from single cells to global climate. , 2000, FEMS microbiology reviews.

[6]  B. Poolman,et al.  Osmoregulated ABC-transport system of Lactococcus lactis senses water stress via changes in the physical state of the membrane. , 2000, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

[7]  Gary M. Smith,et al.  Osmotic and Chill Activation of Glycine Betaine Porter II in Listeria monocytogenes Membrane Vesicles , 2000, Journal of bacteriology.

[8]  S. Morbach,et al.  Osmosensor and Osmoregulator Properties of the Betaine Carrier BetP from Corynebacterium glutamicum in Proteoliposomes* , 2000, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

[9]  B. Poolman,et al.  Glycine Betaine Transport in Lactococcus lactis Is Osmotically Regulated at the Level of Expression and Translocation Activity , 2000, Journal of bacteriology.

[10]  P. Renault,et al.  Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a High-Affinity Betaine Uptake System (BusA) in Lactococcus lactisReveals a New Functional Organization within Bacterial ABC Transporters , 1999, Journal of bacteriology.

[11]  P. Blount,et al.  Bacterial mechanosensitive channels: integrating physiology, structure and function. , 1999, Trends in microbiology.

[12]  Linda Tombras Smith,et al.  Identification of an ATP-Driven, Osmoregulated Glycine Betaine Transport System in Listeria monocytogenes , 1999, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

[13]  M. Hecker,et al.  Expression of the ςB-Dependent General Stress Regulon Confers Multiple Stress Resistance inBacillus subtilis , 1999 .

[14]  F. Rodríguez-Valera,et al.  Accessory DNA in the Genomes of Representatives of the Escherichia coli Reference Collection , 1999, Journal of bacteriology.

[15]  I. Booth,et al.  Protection of Escherichia coli cells against extreme turgor by activation of MscS and MscL mechanosensitive channels: identification of genes required for MscS activity , 1999, The EMBO journal.

[16]  I. Booth,et al.  Managing hypoosmotic stress: aquaporins and mechanosensitive channels in Escherichia coli. , 1999, Current opinion in microbiology.

[17]  J. Boch,et al.  Two evolutionarily closely related ABC transporters mediate the uptake of choline for synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine in Bacillus subtilis , 1999, Molecular microbiology.

[18]  J. M. Wood.  Osmosensing by Bacteria: Signals and Membrane-Based Sensors , 1999, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews.

[19]  J. M. Wood,et al.  Protein ProQ Influences Osmotic Activation of Compatible Solute Transporter ProP in Escherichia coliK-12 , 1999, Journal of bacteriology.

[20]  J. Boch,et al.  High-Affinity Transport of Choline-O-Sulfate and Its Use as a Compatible Solute inBacillus subtilis , 1999, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

[21]  H. Jung,et al.  Purification and reconstitution of an osmosensor: transporter ProP of Escherichia coli senses and responds to osmotic shifts. , 1999, Biochemistry.

[22]  C. Bloch,et al.  Type-Specific Contributions to Chromosome Size Differences in Escherichia coli , 1999, Infection and Immunity.

[23]  R. Cantor,et al.  The lateral pressure profile in membranes: a physical mechanism of general anesthesia. , 1998, Biochemistry.

[24]  A. Burkovski,et al.  Corynebacterium glutamicum Is Equipped with Four Secondary Carriers for Compatible Solutes: Identification, Sequencing, and Characterization of the Proline/Ectoine Uptake System, ProP, and the Ectoine/Proline/Glycine Betaine Carrier, EctP , 1998, Journal of bacteriology.

[25]  B. Poolman,et al.  Mechanism of Osmotic Activation of the Quaternary Ammonium Compound Transporter (QacT) of Lactobacillus plantarum , 1998, Journal of bacteriology.

[26]  E. Bremer,et al.  Uptake and synthesis of compatible solutes as microbial stress responses to high-osmolality environments , 1998, Archives of Microbiology.

[27]  A. Oren.  Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of Hypersaline Environments , 1998 .

[28]  M. Hecker,et al.  Non‐specific, general and multiple stress resistance of growth‐restricted Bacillus subtilis cells by the expression of the σB regulon , 1998, Molecular microbiology.

[29]  P. Gerhardt,et al.  SOLUTE TRANSPORT ENZYMES RELATED TO STRESS TOLERANCE IN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES: A REVIEW , 1998 .

[30]  B. Poolman,et al.  Physiological Response of Lactobacillus plantarum to Salt and Nonelectrolyte Stress , 1998, Journal of bacteriology.

[31]  T. McGenity,et al.  Halobacteria: the evidence for longevity , 1998, Extremophiles.

[32]  E. Bremer,et al.  Osmoregulation of the opuE proline transport gene from Bacillus subtilis: contributions of the sigma A‐ and sigma B‐dependent stress‐responsive promoters , 1998, Molecular microbiology.

[33]  B. Poolman,et al.  Regulation of compatible solute accumulation in bacteria , 1998, Molecular microbiology.

[34]  L. Csonka,et al.  Characterization of the induction of increased thermotolerance by high osmolarity inSalmonella , 1998 .

[35]  Antonio Ventosa,et al.  Biology of Moderately Halophilic Aerobic Bacteria , 1998, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews.

[36]  C. Kung,et al.  Functional and structural conservation in the mechanosensitive channel MscL implicates elements crucial for mechanosensation , 1998, Molecular microbiology.

[37]  S. Ruzal,et al.  Osmotic Strength Blocks Sporulation at Stage II by Impeding Activation of Early Sigma Factors in Bacillus subtilis , 1998, Current Microbiology.

[38]  R. Krämer,et al.  Osmo-sensing by N- and C-terminal Extensions of the Glycine Betaine Uptake System BetP of Corynebacterium glutamicum * , 1998, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

[39]  E. Bremer,et al.  Response of Bacillus subtilis to high osmolarity: uptake of carnitine, crotonobetaine and γ-butyrobetaine via the ABC transport system OpuC. , 1998, Microbiology.

[40]  B. Gilmore.  Washington, D.C. , 1998 .

[41]  T. Abee,et al.  Betaine and L-carnitine transport by Listeria monocytogenes Scott A in response to osmotic signals , 1997, Journal of bacteriology.

[42]  E. Bremer,et al.  Lipoprotein from the osmoregulated ABC transport system OpuA of Bacillus subtilis: purification of the glycine betaine binding protein and characterization of a functional lipidless mutant , 1997, Journal of bacteriology.

[43]  M. Burg.  Renal osmoregulatory transport of compatible organic osmolytes , 1997, Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension.

[44]  E. Bremer,et al.  Ectoine functions as an osmoprotectant in Bacillus subtilis and is accumulated via the ABC-transport system OpuC , 1997 .

[45]  A. Moya,et al.  Putative evolutionary origin of plasmids carrying the genes involved in leucine biosynthesis in Buchnera aphidicola (endosymbiont of aphids) , 1997, Journal of bacteriology.

[46]  A. Burkovski,et al.  Isolation of the putP gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum and characterization of a low-affinity uptake system for compatible solutes , 1997, Archives of Microbiology.

[47]  E. Bremer,et al.  Osmostress response in Bacillus subtilis: characterization of a proline uptake system (OpuE) regulated by high osmolarity and the alternative transcription factor sigma B , 1997, Molecular microbiology.

[48]  R. Cantor,et al.  The lateral pressure profile in membranes: a physical mechanism of general anesthesia. , 1997, Toxicology letters.

[49]  P. Gerhardt,et al.  Sodium-driven, osmotically activated glycine betaine transport in Listeria monocytogenes membrane vesicles , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[50]  J. Boch,et al.  Synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine in Bacillus subtilis: characterization of the gbsAB genes , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[51]  E. Bremer,et al.  Three transport systems for the osmoprotectant glycine betaine operate in Bacillus subtilis: characterization of OpuD , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[52]  L. T. Smith,et al.  Role of osmolytes in adaptation of osmotically stressed and chill-stressed Listeria monocytogenes grown in liquid media and on processed meat surfaces , 1996, Applied and environmental microbiology.

[53]  A. Burkovski,et al.  Isolation, characterization, and expression of the Corynebacterium glutamicum betP gene, encoding the transport system for the compatible solute glycine betaine , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[54]  B. Poolman,et al.  Glycine Betaine Fluxes in Lactobacillus plantarum during Osmostasis and Hyper- and Hypo-osmotic Shock (*) , 1996, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

[55]  T. Lamark,et al.  The complex bet promoters of Escherichia coli: regulation by oxygen (ArcA), choline (BetI), and osmotic stress , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[56]  M. Gregory,et al.  Management of Time Series Data for Long-term Continuous Stormwater Modeling. , 1996 .

[57]  B. Poolman,et al.  Osmotic regulation of intracellular solute pools in Lactobacillus plantarum , 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

[58]  T. Abee,et al.  Physiology of the osmotic stress response in microorganisms. , 1995, International journal of food microbiology.

[59]  J. Hansen,et al.  Characterization of a chimeric proU operon in a subtilin-producing mutant of Bacillus subtilis 168 , 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

[60]  H. Ochman,et al.  Heterogeneity of genome sizes among natural isolates of Escherichia coli , 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

[61]  R. Krämer,et al.  Glycine betaine uptake after hyperosmotic shift in Corynebacterium glutamicum , 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

[62]  B. L. Taylor,et al.  Amino acid efflux in response to chemotactic and osmotic signals in Bacillus subtilis , 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

[63]  E. Bremer,et al.  OpuA, an Osmotically Regulated Binding Protein-dependent Transport System for the Osmoprotectant Glycine Betaine in Bacillus subtilis(*) , 1995, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

[64]  G. Rapoport,et al.  Salt stress is an environmental signal affecting degradative enzyme synthesis in Bacillus subtilis , 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

[65]  T. Kudo,et al.  Properties of two different Na+/H+ antiport systems in alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain C-125 , 1994, Journal of bacteriology.

[66]  J. Boch,et al.  Osmoregulation in Bacillus subtilis: synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine from exogenously provided choline , 1994, Journal of bacteriology.

[67]  M. Tsuda,et al.  The NhaB Na+/H+ antiporter is essential for intracellular pH regulation under alkaline conditions in Escherichia coli. , 1994, Journal of biochemistry.

[68]  M. Burg,et al.  Induction of gene expression by heat shock versus osmotic stress. , 1994, The American journal of physiology.

[69]  B. Steer,et al.  Genes encoding osmoregulatory proline/glycine betaine transporters and the proline catabolic system are present and expressed in diverse clinical Escherichia coli isolates. , 1994, Canadian journal of microbiology.

[70]  G. M. Smith,et al.  Glycine betaine confers enhanced osmotolerance and cryotolerance on Listeria monocytogenes , 1994, Journal of bacteriology.

[71]  A. Driessen,et al.  Characteristics and osmoregulatory roles of uptake systems for proline and glycine betaine in Lactococcus lactis , 1993, Journal of bacteriology.

[72]  B. Steer,et al.  Isolation and sequencing of Escherichia coli gene proP reveals unusual structural features of the osmoregulatory proline/betaine transporter, ProP. , 1993, Journal of molecular biology.

[73]  M. Zoratti,et al.  A patch-clamp study of Bacillus subtilis. , 1992, Biochimica et biophysica acta.

[74]  C. Alcayaga,et al.  Ion channels from the Bacillus subtilis plasma membrane incorporated into planar lipid bilayers , 1992, FEBS letters.

[75]  G. Somero,et al.  Water and Life: Comparative Analysis of Water Relationships at the Organismic, Cellular, and Molecular Levels , 1992 .

[76]  I. Peiris.  Listeria monocytogenes, a Food-Borne Pathogen , 1991, Microbiological reviews.

[77]  P. Peterkin,et al.  Listeria monocytogenes, a food-borne pathogen , 1991, Microbiological reviews.

[78]  R. Reed,et al.  Determination of turgor pressure in Bacillus subtilis: a possible role for K+ in turgor regulation. , 1990, Journal of general microbiology.

[79]  J A Chudek,et al.  The effects of osmotic upshock on the intracellular solute pools of Bacillus subtilis. , 1990, Journal of general microbiology.

[80]  Boris Martinac,et al.  Mechanosensitive ion channels of E. coli activated by amphipaths , 1990, Nature.

[81]  J. G. Banks,et al.  Growth of Listeria monocytogenes at refrigeration temperatures. , 1990, Journal of Applied Bacteriology.

[82]  J. Gowrishankar,et al.  Nucleotide sequence of the osmoregulatory proU operon of Escherichia coli , 1989, Journal of bacteriology.

[83]  G. Ames,et al.  Reconstitution of the histidine periplasmic transport system in membrane vesicles. Energy coupling and interaction between the binding protein and the membrane complex. , 1989, The Journal of biological chemistry.

[84]  L N Csonka,et al.  Physiological and genetic responses of bacteria to osmotic stress. , 1989, Microbiological reviews.

[85]  J. M. Wood,et al.  Insertion proQ220::Tn5 alters regulation of proline porter II, a transporter of proline and glycine betaine in Escherichia coli , 1989, Journal of bacteriology.

[86]  J. M. Wood,et al.  Proline porter II is activated by a hyperosmotic shift in both whole cells and membrane vesicles of Escherichia coli K12. , 1988, The Journal of biological chemistry.

[87]  C. Kunin,et al.  The osmoprotective properties of urine for bacteria: the protective effect of betaine and human urine against low pH and high concentrations of electrolytes, sugars, and urea. , 1985, The Journal of infectious diseases.

[88]  K. D. Collins,et al.  The Hofmeister effect and the behaviour of water at interfaces , 1985, Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics.

[89]  A. Hurst,et al.  Salt extends the upper temperature limit for growth of food-poisoning bacteria. , 1981, Canadian journal of microbiology.

[90]  J. C. Measures.  Role of amino acids in osmoregulation of non-halophilic bacteria , 1975, Nature.

[91]  W. Konings,et al.  New Procedure for the Isolation of Membrane Vesicles of Bacillus subtilis and an Electron Microscopy Study of Their Ultrastructure , 1973, Journal of bacteriology.

[92]  W. Vishniac,et al.  Bacterial Anatomy , 1956, The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine.

[93]  E. Bremer.  Coping with osmotic challenges : osmoregulation through accumulation and release of compatible solutes in bacteria , 2000 .

[94]  M. V. van Regenmortel.  Are there two distinct research strategies for developing biologically active molecules: rational design and empirical selection? , 2000, Journal of molecular recognition : JMR.

[95]  J. M. Wood,et al.  Osmoregulatory transporter ProP influences colonization of the urinary tract by Escherichia coli. , 1998, Microbiology.

[96]  C Kung,et al.  Mechanosensitive channels of Escherichia coli: the MscL gene, protein, and activities. , 1997, Annual review of physiology.

[97]  J. M. Wood,et al.  Osmoadaptation by rhizosphere bacteria. , 1996, Annual review of microbiology.

[98]  M. Lever,et al.  Betaines and urinary tract infections. , 1996, Nephron.

[99]  E. Galinski,et al.  Osmoadaptation in bacteria. , 1995, Advances in microbial physiology.

[100]  J. Crowe,et al.  Membrane Integrity in Anhydrobiotic Organisms: Toward a Mechanism for Stabilizing Dry Cells , 1992 .

[101]  A. Hanson,et al.  Prokaryotic osmoregulation: genetics and physiology. , 1991, Annual review of microbiology.

[102]  H. Gainer,et al.  Osmoregulation. , 1972, Folia medica Neerlandica.