RpoN regulates virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via modulating the PqsR quorum sensing regulator

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 28311-28319

  Cai, Zhao ^a,b   Liu, Yang ^a   Chen, Yicai ^a   Yam, Joey Kuok Hoong ^a,b   Chew, Su Chuen ^a,b   Chua, Song Lin ^a   Wang, Ke ^c   Givskov, Michael ^a,d   Yang, Liang ^a,e  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

PqsR; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; RpoN

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR RPON; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84949035199     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226103     Document Type: Article

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