Modeling analysis of signal sensitivity and specificity by Vibrio fischeri LuxR variants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Colton, Deanna M ^a   Stabb, Eric V ^a   Hagen, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N 3 OXO HEXANOYL ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N OCTANOYL ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN BINDING;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84930640944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126474     Document Type: Article

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