Heterologous expression of sahH reveals that biofilm formation is autoinducer-2-independent in Streptococcus sanguinis but is associated with an intact activated methionine cycle

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 43, 2012, Pages 36111-36122

  Redanz, Sylvio ^a   Standar, Kerstin ^a   Podbielski, Andreas ^a   Kreikemeyer, Bernd ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 ,5-DIHYDROXY-2 ,3-PENTANEDIONE; AUTOINDUCER-2; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOFILM FORMATION; COMPLEMENTATION; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; DIRECT CONVERSION; DUAL EFFECT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HOMOCYSTEINES; MUTANT PHENOTYPE; QUORUM-SENSING; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE HYDROLASE; TRANSCRIPTOMES;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; AMINO ACIDS; GENE ENCODING; LAKES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RESTORATION;

BIOFILMS;

4,5 DIHYDROXY 2,3 PENTANEDIONE; ACETYLACETONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED METHIONINE CYCLE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE DELETION; GENE POOL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; LUXS GENE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SAHH GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; METHIONINE; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84867821488     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.379230     Document Type: Article

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