The fsr quorum-sensing system and cognate gelatinase orchestrate the expression and processing of proprotein EF_1097 into the mature antimicrobial peptide enterocin O16

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2112-2121

  Dundar, Halil ^a   Brede, Dag A ^b   La Rosa, Sabina Leanti ^b   El Gendy, Ahmed Osama ^c   Diep, Dzung B ^b   Nes, Ingolf F ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; EF 1097; ENTEROCIN O16; GELATINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHEROMONE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BRIDGED COMPOUND; ENTEROCIN; FSRB PROTEIN, ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FSR QUORUM SENSING SYSTEM; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRIDGED-RING COMPOUNDS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GELATINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84928542663     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02513-14     Document Type: Article

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