A mathematical investigation of the effects of inhibitor therapy on three putative phosphorylation cascades governing the two-component system of the agr operon

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-131

  Jabbari, Sara ^a   King, John R ^a   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Mathematical modelling; Quorum sensing; Staphylococcus aureus; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC TECHNIQUE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL SIGNALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; POPULATION DENSITIES; QUORUM-SENSING; REGULATORY PROCESS; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THREE MODELS; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORYLATION;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

PROTEIN AGR; PROTEIN AGRA; PROTEIN AGRB; PROTEIN AGRC; PROTEIN AGRD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

INHIBITION; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEADY STATE; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPERON; PHOSPHORYLATION; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952669838     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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