Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasR·DNA Binding Is Directly Inhibited by Quorum Sensing Antagonists

ACS Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 183-189

  Suneby, Emma G ^a   Herndon, Leslie R ^b   Schneider, Tanya L ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

antivirulence; LasR; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; quorum sensing; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

LASR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; LASR PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PHARMACOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 85017510879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23738227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00163     Document Type: Article

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