Asymmetric regulation of quorum-sensing receptors drives autoinducer-specific gene expression programs in Vibrio cholerae

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Hurley, Amanda ^a   Bassler, Bonnie L ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOINDUCER 2; AUTOKINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHOLERA AUTOINDUCER 1; CQSS RECEPTOR; LUXQ RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3-HYDROXYTRIDECAN-4-ONE; HOMOSERINE; KETONE; LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC FEEDBACK; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; KETONES; LACTONES; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 85020191660     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006826     Document Type: Article

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