Regulation of uptake and processing of the quorum-sensing autoinducer AI-2 in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 238-248

  Xavier, Karina B ^a   Bassler, Bonnie L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOINDUCER AI 2 KINASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOAUTOINDUCER 2; PROTEIN GLPD; PROTEIN LSRK; QUORUM SENSING AUTOINDUCER AI 2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GROWTH REGULATION; INTERNALIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REPRESSOR GENE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCEROL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REGULON; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 11144288181     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.1.238-248.2005     Document Type: Article

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