Exogenous Yersinia pestis quorum sensing molecules N-octanoyl-homoserine lactone and N-(3-oxooctanoyl)-homoserine lactone regulate the LcrV virulence factor

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 283-287

  Gelhaus, H Carl ^a   Rozak, David A ^a   Nierman, William C ^a   Chen, Dan ^a   Mojgan Zadeh, John J Varga ^a   Ulrich, Ricky L ^a   Adamovicz, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Quorum sensing; Type III secretion system; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LCRV VIRULENCE FACTOR; N (3 OXOOCTANOYL) HOMOSERINE LACTONE; N OCTANOYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA MICROARRAY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 65049090086     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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