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α-Hydroxyketone Synthesis and Sensing by Legionella and Vibrio [PDF]
Sensors, 2012 Bacteria synthesize and sense low molecular weight signaling molecules, termed autoinducers, to measure their population density and community complexity. One class of autoinducers, the α-hydroxyketones (AHKs), is produced and detected by the water-borne
Hubert Hilbi, André Tiaden
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Bacterial–Fungal Interactions in the Kelp Endomicrobiota Drive Autoinducer-2 Quorum Sensing [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Brown macroalgae are an essential component of temperate coastal ecosystems and a growing economic sector. They harbor diverse microbial communities that regulate algal development and health.
Anne Tourneroche +7 more
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The Autoinducer-2 Exporter Superfamily [PDF]
Microbial Physiology, 2010 The TqsA (YdgG) protein of <i>Escherichia coli</i> has been shown to export the autoinducer-2 (AI-2) molecule, a furanosyl borate diester that bears little resemblance to previously characterized biological molecules. TqsA belongs to a large superfamily, the AI-2 exporter (AI-2E) superfamily, of putative transporters with no other ...
Rettner, Rachael E, Saier, Milton H
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The Lantibiotic Mersacidin Is an Autoinducing Peptide [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006 ABSTRACT The lantibiotic (lanthionine-containing antibiotic) mersacidin is an antimicrobial peptide consisting of 20 amino acids and is produced by Bacillus sp. strain HIL Y-85,54728. The structural gene ( mrsA ) and the genes for producer self-protection, modification enzymes ...
Stephanie, Schmitz +4 more
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Quinolones: from antibiotics to autoinducers [PDF]
FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2011 Since quinine was first isolated, animals, plants and microorganisms producing a wide variety of quinolone compounds have been discovered, several of which possess medicinally interesting properties ranging from antiallergenic and anticancer to antimicrobial activities.
Heeb S +5 more
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Quorum sensing in Vibrio fischeri: probing autoinducer-LuxR interactions with autoinducer analogs [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1996 The Vibrio fischeri luminescence genes are activated by the transcription factor LuxR in combination with a diffusible signal compound, N-(3-oxohexanoyl) homoserine lactone, termed the autoinducer. We have synthesized a set of autoinducer analogs. Many analogs with alterations in the acyl side chain showed evidence of binding to LuxR.
A L, Schaefer +3 more
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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Transition-State Analogs as Inhibitors of the Bacterial Quorum Sensing Autoinducer Synthase CepI [PDF]
, 2020 Quorum sensing is a bacterial signaling system that involves the synthesis and detection of small signal molecules called autoinducers. A main class of autoinducers in Gram-negative bacteria are acylated homoserine lactones, produced by the LuxI family ...
Alec, Esposito +7 more
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Antibiotics, 2023 Clinically significant pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa evade the effects of antibiotics using quorum sensing (QS) systems, making antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a persistent and potentially fatal global health issue.
Nosipho Wendy S’thebe +2 more
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Core Principles of Bacterial Autoinducer Systems [PDF]
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2015 SUMMARY Autoinduction (AI), the response to self-produced chemical signals, is widespread in the bacterial world. This process controls vastly different target functions, such as luminescence, nutrient acquisition, and biofilm formation, in different ways and integrates additional environmental and physiological cues.
Burkhard A. Hense, Martin Schuster
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 The genus Nitrospira represents a dominant group of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in natural and engineered ecosystems. This genus is phylogenetically divided into six lineages, for which vast phylogenetic and functional diversity has been revealed by ...
Norisuke Ushiki +5 more
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