Regulation of c-di-GMP metabolism in biofilms

Future Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-358

  Jonas, Kristina ^a,b   Melefors, Öjar ^a,b   Römling, Ute ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C di GMP; EAL; Environmental signal; GGDEF; Global regulator; Multilayer control; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MERR PROTEIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CSGD; PROTEIN CSRA; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN ROCR; PROTEIN RPFC; PROTEIN RPFG; PROTEIN VPS; PROTEIN WSPA; PROTEIN WSPE; PROTEIN WSPF; PROTEIN YCIR; PROTEIN YDAM; PROTEIN YEGE; PROTEIN YHJH; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIS(3',5') CYCLIC DIGUANYLIC ACID; BIS(3',5')-CYCLIC DIGUANYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME;

ALLOSTERISM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; DNA BINDING; ENZYME METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLAGELLUM; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STABILITY; SECOND MESSENGER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOFILMS; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMES; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; QUORUM SENSING; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA STABILITY; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 65549130634     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.09.7     Document Type: Review

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