N-acyl homoserine lactone binding to the CarR receptor determines quorum-sensing specificity in Erwinia

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 631-641

  Welch, Martin ^a   Todd, Daniel E ^a   Whitehead, Neil A ^a   McGowan, Simon J ^a   Bycroft, Barrie W ^b   Salmond, George P C ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbapenem; Erwinia carotovora; N acyl homoserine lactone; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CELL PROTEIN; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROSS LINKING; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REPORTER GENE; STOICHIOMETRY;

ERWINIA; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034651527     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.4.631     Document Type: Article

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