Lee Kroos Recent Publications
Harry KH, Zhou R, Kroos L, Melville SB. 2009. Sporulation and enterotoxin (CPE) synthesis are controlled by the sporulation-specific sigma factors SigE and SigK in Clostridium perfringens. J Bacteriol. 191(8):2728-42. Link to publication
Mittal S, Kroos L. 2009. Combinatorial regulation by a novel arrangement of FruA and MrpC2 transcription factors during Myxococcus xanthus development. J Bacteriol. 191(8):2753-63.Link to publication
Zhou R, Cusumano C, Sui D, Garavito RM, Kroos L. 2009. Intramembrane proteolytic cleavage of a membrane-tethered transcription factor by a metalloprotease depends on ATP. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 22;106(38):16174-9. Link to publication
Mittal S, Kroos L. 2009. A combination of unusual transcription factors binds cooperatively to control Myxococcus xanthus developmental gene expression.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106(6):1965-70. Link to publication
Kroos L. 2008. Bacterial development in the fast lane.
J Bacteriol. 190(13):4373-6. Link to publication
Daisuke I, Zhou R, Feig M, Kroos L. 2008. Evidence that the Bacillus subtilis SpoIIGA protein is a novel type of signal-transducing aspartic protease. J. Biol. Chem. 283(22):15287-99. Link to publication
Kroos L. 2007. The Bacillus and Myxococcus developmental networks and their transcriptional regulators. Annu Rev Genet. 41:13-39. Link to publication
Wang L, Perpich J, Driks A, Kroos L. 2007. Maintaining the transcription factor SpoIIID level late during sporulation causes spore defects in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 189(20):7302-9. Link to publication
Wang L, Perpich J, Driks A, Kroos L. 2007. One perturbation of the mother cell gene regulatory network suppresses the effects of another during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 189(23):8467-73.Link to publication
Viswanathan P, Ueki T, Inouye S, Kroos L. 2007. Combinatorial regulation of genes essential for Myxococcus xanthus development involves a response regulator and a LysR-type regulator. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 8;104(19):7969-74. Link to publication
Viswanathan P, Murphy K, Julien B, Garza AG, Kroos L. 2007. Regulation of dev, an operon that includes genes essential for Myxococcus xanthus development and CRISPR-associated genes and repeats. J Bacteriol. 189(10):3738-50. Link to publication
Viswanathan, K., P. Viswanathan, and L. Kroos 2006. Mutational analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus W4406 promoter region reveals an upstream negative regulatory element that mediates C-signal dependence. J. Bacteriol. 188:515-524.
Viswanathan, P., M. Singer, and L. Kroos 2006. Role of sD in regulating genes and signals during Myxococcus xanthus development. J. Bacteriol. 188:3246-3256.
Yoder-Himes, D.R. and L. Kroos 2006. Regulation of the Myxococcus xanthus C-signal-dependent W4400 promoter by the essential developmental protein FruA. J. Bacteriol. 188:5167-5176.
Zhou R, Kroos L. 2005. Serine proteases from two cell types target different components of a complex
that governs regulated intramembrane proteolysis of pro-sigmaK during Bacillus subtilis development.
Mol Microbiol. 58(3):835-46.
Loconto J, Viswanathan P, Nowak SJ, Gloudemans M, Kroos L. 2005. Identification of the omega4406 regulatory region, a developmental promoter of Myxococcus xanthus, and a DNA segment responsible for chromosomal
position-dependent inhibition of gene expression. J Bacteriol. 187(12):4149-62.
Kroos L. 2005.
Eukaryotic-like signaling and gene regulation in a prokaryote that undergoes
multicellular development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102(8):2681-2. Epub 2005 Feb 14.
Prince H, Zhou R, Kroos L. 2005. Substrate requirements for regulated intramembrane proteolysis of Bacillus
subtilis pro-sigmaK. J Bacteriol. 187(3):961-71.
Srinivasan D, Kroos L. 2004. Mutational analysis of the fruA promoter region demonstrates that C-Box and
5-base-pair elements are important for expression of an essential developmental
gene of Myxococcus xanthus. J Bacteriol. 186(17):5961-7.
Yoder DR, Kroos L. 2004. Mutational analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus Omicron4499 promoter region
reveals shared and unique properties in comparison with other C-signal-dependent
promoters. J Bacteriol. 186(12):3766-76.
Zhou R, Kroos L. 2004. BofA protein inhibits intramembrane proteolysis of pro-sigmaK in an
intercompartmental signaling pathway during Bacillus subtilis sporulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101(17):6385-90. Epub 2004 Apr 15.
Yoder DR, Kroos L. 2004. Mutational analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus Omega4400 promoter region
provides insight into developmental gene regulation by C signaling. J Bacteriol.186(3):661-71.
Viswanathan, P.
and L. Kroos 2003. Cis-elements necessary for developmental expression
of a Myxococcus xanthus gene that depends on C signaling. J. Bacteriol.
185:1405-1414.
Kroos, L. and J.R. Maddock 2003. Prokaryotic Development: Emerging Insights.
J. Bacteriol. 185:1128-1146.
Hao, T., D. Biran, G.J. Velicer, and L. Kroos 2002. Identification of
the 4514 regulatory region, a developmental promoter of Myxococcus xanthus
that is transcribed in vitro by the major vegetative RNA polymerase.
J. Bacteriol. 184:3348-3359.
Kroos, L., Y.-T. N. Yu, D. Mills, and S. Ferguson-Miller 2002. Forespore signaling is necessary for pro-sK processing during Bacillus subtilis sporulation despite loss of SpoIVFA upon translational arrest. J. Bacteriol. 184:5393-5401
Ichikawa, H. and L. Kroos. 2000. Combined action of two transcription factors regulates genes encoding spore coat proteins of Bacillus subtilis. J. Biol. Chem. 275:13849-13855.
Yu, Y.-T., N. and L. Kroos. 2000. Evidence that SpoIVFB is a novel
type of membrane metalloprotease governing intercompartmental communication
during Bacillus subtilis sporulation. J. Bacteriol. 182:3305-3309.
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