Bacterial signal transduction by cyclic di-GMP and other nucleotide second messengers

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-26

  Hengge, Regine ^a   Gründling, Angelika ^b   Jenal, Urs ^c   Ryan, Robert ^d   Yildiz, Fitnat ^e  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC DI GMP; CYCLIC DI GMP BINDING EFFECTOR; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP-AMP; DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIS(3',5')-CYCLIC DIGUANYLIC ACID;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL MATURATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84953923744     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00331-15     Document Type: Review

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