Cyclic di-GMP inhibits Vibrio cholerae motility by repressing induction of transcription and inducing extracellular polysaccharide production

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1262-1276

  Srivastava, Disha ^a   Hsieh, Meng Lun ^a   Khataokar, Atul ^b   Neiditch, Matthew B ^b   Waters, Christopher M ^a,c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC DIGMP; CYCLIC GMP; FLRA PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLRBC GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYSACCHARIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULON; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CYCLIC GMP; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HISTIDINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; OPERON; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84890114269     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12432     Document Type: Article

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