Editorial: LuxR solos are becoming major players in cell-cell communication in bacteria

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Venturi, Vittorio ^a   Ahmer, Brian M M ^b  

^a Internation Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AHL; Bacteria; LuxR solos; Quorum sensing; Signaling

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; LUXR AUTOINDUCER BINDING PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CELL COMMUNICATION; EDITORIAL; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; QUORUM SENSING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 85006186527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2015.00089     Document Type: Editorial

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