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SUBMITTER: Gao A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3532132 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gao Ang A Mei Gui Ying GY Liu Shun S Wang Ping P Tang Qun Q Liu Yan Ping YP Wen Hui H An Xiao Min XM Zhang Li Qun LQ Yan Xiao Xue XX Liang Dong Cai DC
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography 20121220 Pt 1
Many pathogenic bacteria that infect humans, animals and plants rely on a quorum-sensing (QS) system to produce virulence factors. N-Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) are the best-characterized cell-cell communication signals in QS. The concentration of AHL plays a key role in regulating the virulence-gene expression and essential biological functions of pathogenic bacteria. N-Acyl homoserine lactonases (AHL-lactonases) have important functions in decreasing pathogenicity by degrading AHLs. Here, ...[more]