Section on Environmental Gene Regulation

Selected Publications

1990's | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

2007
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Kawano, M., Aravind, L., and Storz, G. (2007)
An antisense RNA controls synthesis on an SOS-induced toxin evolved from an antitoxin. Mol. Microbiol. In press. PDF Supplemental Material
Storz, G. and Haas, D. (2007)
A guide to small RNAs in microorganisms. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 10, 93-95. PDF
Storz, G., Opdyke, J. A., and Wassarman, K. M. (2007)
Regulating bacterial transcription with small RNAs. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. 71, 269-273.

2006
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Wang, X., Mukhopadhyay, P., Wood, M. J., Outten, F. W., Opdyke, J. A., and Storz, G. (2006)
Mutational analysis to define an activating region on the redox-sensitive transcriptional regulator OxyR. J. Bacteriol. 188, 8335-8342. PDF
Guillier, M., Gottesman, S., and Storz, G. (2006)
Modulating the outer membrane with small RNAs. Genes Dev. 20, 2338-2348. PDF
Tjaden, B., Goodwin, S. S., Opdyke, J. A., Guillier, M., Fu, D. X., Gottesman, S., and Storz, G. (2006)
Target prediction for small, noncoding RNAs in bacteria. Nucleic Acids Res. 34, 2791-2802. PDF Supplemental Material
Hu, Z., Zhang, Z., Storz, G., Gottesman, S., and Leppla, S. H. (2006)
An antibody-based microarray assay for small RNA detection. Nucleic Acids Res. 34, e52. PDF Supplemental Material
Storz, G. and Gottesman, S. (2006)
Versatile roles of small RNA regulators in bacteria. In The RNA World, 3rd edition. Gesteland, R. F., Cech, T. R., Atkins, J. F. (eds). Cold Spring Harbor: CSHL Press, pp. 567-594.

2005
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Kawano, M., Storz, G., Rao, B. S., Rosner, J. L., and Martin, R. G. (2005)
Detection of low-level promoter activity within open reading frame sequences of Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 33, 6268-6276. PDF Supplemental Material

Storz, G., Altuvia, S., and Wassarman K. M. (2005)
An abundance of RNA regulators. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 74, 199-217. PDF Supplemental Material
Kawano, M., Reynolds, A. A., Miranda-Rios, J., and Storz, G. (2005)
Detection of 5'- and 3'-UTR-derived small RNAs and cis-encoded antisense RNAs in Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 33, 1040-1050. PDF Supplemental Material
Wood, M. J. and Storz, G. (2005)
Oxygen, metabolism and gene expression: the T-Rex connection. Structure 13, 2-4. PDF

2004
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Lee, C., Lee, S. M., Mukhopadhyay, P., Kim, S. J., Lee, S. C., Ahn, W.-S., Yu, M.-H., Storz, G., and Ryu, S. E. (2004)
Redox regulation of OxyR requires specific disulfide bond formation involving a rapid kinetic reaction path. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 11, 1179-1185. PDF Supplemental Material
Kiley, P. J. and Storz, G. (2004)
Exploiting thiol modifications. PLoS Biol. 2, 1714-1717. PDF

Chen, S., Zhang, A., Blyn, L. B., and Storz, G. (2004)
MicC, a second small RNA regulator of Omp protein expression in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 186, 6689-6697. PDF Supplemental Material
Opdyke, J., Kang, J.-G., and Storz, G. (2004)
GadY, a small RNA regulator of acid response genes in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 186, 6698-6705. PDF Supplemental Material
Wood, M. J., Storz, G., and Tjandra, N. (2004)
Structural basis for redox regulation of Yap1 transcription factor localization. Nature 430, 917-921. PDF Supplemental Material.
Outten, F. W., Djaman, O., and Storz, G. (2004)
A suf operon requirement for Fe-S cluster assembly during iron starvation in E. coli. Mol. Microbiol. 52, 861-872. PDF Supplemental Material
Storz, G., Opdyke, J. A., and Zhang, A. (2004)
Controlling mRNA stability and translation with small, noncoding RNAs. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 7, 140-144. PDF
Mukhopadhyay, P., Zheng, M., LaRossa, R. A., and Storz, G. (2004)
Prominent roles of the norR and fur regulators in the Escherichia coli transcriptional response to reactive nitrogen species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101, 745-750. PDF Supplemental Material

2003
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Zhang, A., Wassarman, K. M., Rosenow, C., Tjaden, B. C., Storz, G., and Gottesman, S. (2003)
Global analysis of small RNA and mRNA targets of Hfq. Mol. Microbiol. 50, 1111-1124. PDF Supplemental Material
Outten, F. W., Wood, M. J., Muñoz, F. M., and Storz, G. (2003)
The SufE protein and the SufBCD complex enhance SufS cysteine desulfurase activity as part of a sulfur transfer pathway for Fe-S cluster assembly in E. coli. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 45713-45719. PDF Supplemental Material

Wood, M. J., Andrade, E. C., and Storz, G. (2003)
The redox domain of the Yap1p transcription factor contains two disulfide bonds. Biochemistry, 42, 11982-11991. PDF

2002
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Weisberg, R. A., and Storz, G. (2002)
Take your vitamins with a pinch of RNA. Mol. Cell 10, 1266-1268. PDF
Storz, G. (2002)
An expanding universe of non-coding RNAs. Science 296, 1260-1263. PDF
Zhang, A., Wassarman, K.M., Ortega, J., Steven, A.C., and Storz, G. (2002)
The Sm-like Hfq protein increases OxyS RNA interaction with target mRNAs. Mol. Cell 9, 11-22.PDF Supplemental Material.

2001
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Zheng, M., Wang, X., Templeton, L. J., Smulski, D. R., LaRossa, R. A., and Storz, G. (2001)
DNA microarray-mediated transcriptional profiling of the Escherichia coli response to hydrogen peroxide. J. Bacteriol. 183, 4562-4570. PDF
Zheng, M., Wang, X., Doan, B., Lewis, K. A., Schneider, T. D., and Storz, G. (2001)
Computation-directed identification of OxyR DNA binding sites in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 183, 4571-4579. PDF Supplemental Material.
Wassarman, K. M., Repoila, F., Rosenow, C., Storz, G., and Gottesman, S. (2001)
Identification of novel small RNAs using comparative genomics and microarrays. Genes Dev. 15, 1637-1651. PDF Supplemental Material.
Choi, H.-J., Kim, S.-H., Mukhopadhyay, P., Cho, S., Woo, J.-R., Storz, G., and Ryu, S.-E. (2001)
Structural basis of the redox switch in the OxyR transcription factor. Cell 105, 103-113. PDF

2000
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Carmel-Harel, O., Stearman, R., Gasch, A. P., Botstein, D., Brown, P. O., and Storz, G. (2000)
Role of Thioredoxin Reductase in the Yap1p-Dependent Response to Oxidative Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Microbiol., 39, 595-605. PDF Supplemental Material.
Gasch A. P., Spellman P. T., Kao C. M., Carmel-Harel O., Eisen M. B., Storz G., Botstein D., and Brown P. O. (2000)
Genomic expression programs in the response of yeast cells to environmental changes. Mol. Cell Biol. 11, 4241-4257. PDF Supplemental Material
Carmel-Harel O. and Storz G. (2000)
Roles of the glutathione- and thioredoxin-dependent reduction systems in the Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae response to oxidative stress. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 54, 439-461. PDF
Wassarman K. M. and Storz G. (2000)
6S RNA regulates E. coli RNA polymerase activity. Cell 101, 613-623. PDF
Storz G. and Zheng M. (2000)
Oxidative Stress. In Bacterial Stress Responses. Storz, G. and Hengge-Aronis, R. (eds). Washington DC: ASM Press. pp. 47-59.
Ritz D., Patel H., Doan B., Zheng M., Åslund F., Storz G., and Beckwith, J. (2000)
Thioredoxin 2 is involved in the oxidative stress response in Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 2505-2512. PDF.

1990-1999
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Zheng M., Doan B., Schneider T. D., and Storz G. (1999)
OxyR and SoxRS regulation of fur. J. Bacteriol. 181, 4639-4643. PDF Supplemental Material.
Åslund F., Zheng M., Beckwith J., and Storz, G. (1999)
Regulation of the OxyR transcription factor by hydrogen peroxide and the cellular thiol-disulfide status. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 6161-6165. PDF
Storz G. and Imlay J. A. (1999)
Oxidative stress. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 2, 188-194
Wassarman K. M., Zhang A., and Storz G. (1999)
Small RNAs in Escherichia coli. Trends Microbiol. 7, 37-44. PDF
Zhang A., Altuvia S., Tiwari A., Argaman L., Hengge-Aronis R., and Storz G. (1998)
The oxyS regulatory RNA represses rpoS translation and binds the Hfq (HF-I) protein. EMBO J. 17, 6061-6068. PDF
Altuvia S., Zhang A., Argaman L., Tiwari A., and Storz G. (1998)
The Escherichia coli oxyS regulatory RNA represses fhlA translation by blocking ribosome binding. EMBO J. 17, 6069-6075. PDF
Zheng M., Åslund F., and Storz G. (1998)
Activation of the OxyR transcription factor by reversible disulfide bond formation. Science 279, 1718-1721. PDF
Altuvia S., Weinstein-Fischer D., Zhang A., Postow L., and Storz G. (1997)
A small, stable RNA induced by oxidative stress: Role as a pleiotropic regulator and antimutator. Cell 90, 43-53. PDF
Kullik I., Toledano M. B., Tartaglia L. A., and Storz G. (1995)
Mutational analysis of the redox-sensitive transcriptional regulator OxyR: Regions important for oxidation and transcriptional activation. J. Bacteriol. 177, 1275-1284.
Kullik I., Stevens J., Toledano M. B., and Storz G. (1995)
Mutational analysis of the redox-sensitive transcriptional regulator OxyR: Regions important for DNA-binding and multimerization. J. Bacteriol. 177, 1285-1291.
Toledano M. B., Kullik I., Trinh F., Baird P. T., Schneider T. D., and Storz G. (1994)
Redox-Dependent Shift of OxyR-DNA Contacts Along An Extended DNA Binding Site: A Mechanism for Differential Promoter Selection. Cell 78, 897-909.
Altuvia S., Almirón M., Huisman G., Kolter R., and Storz G. (1994)
The dps promoter is activated by OxyR during growth and by IHF and s in stationary phase. Mol. Microbiol. 13, 265-272.
Chae H. Z., Robison K., Poole L. B., Church G., Storz G., and Rhee S. G. (1994)
Purification, cloning, and sequencing of thiol-specific antioxidant from mammalian brain: Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase and thiol-specific antioxidant define a large family of antioxidant enzymes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 7017-7021.