Molecular basis underlying LuxR family transcription factors and function diversity and implications for novel antibiotic drug targets

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3079-3084

  Zeng, Li Rong ^a   Xie, Jian Ping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

INHIBITOR; LuxR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL RNA; CYCLIC LIPOPEPTIDE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SYRINGOMYCIN; SYRINGOPEPTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DNA BINDING MOTIF; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; REGULON; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR INDUCING PLASMID;

ACETATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOLYSIS; PLASMIDS; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 80054976920     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23262     Document Type: Article

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