Iron- and Quorum-sensing Signals Converge on Small Quorum-regulatory RNAs for Coordinated Regulation of Virulence Factors in Vibrio vulnificus

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 291, Issue 27, 2016, Pages 14213-14230

  Wen, Yancheng ^a   Kim, In Hwang ^a   Kim, Kun Soo ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION;

HIGH CELL DENSITY; HUMAN INFECTION; MARINE BACTERIUM; MASTER REGULATORS; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY CIRCUITS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL RNA; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; IRON; LUXO PROTEIN; QUORUM REGULATORY RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SMCR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; IRON SENSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUORUM REGULATORY RNA GENE; QUORUM SENSING; RNA GENE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; IRON; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84976870645     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.714063     Document Type: Article

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