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SUBMITTER: van Kessel JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4288691 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Kessel Julia C JC Rutherford Steven T ST Cong Jian-Ping JP Quinodoz Sofia S Healy James J Bassler Bonnie L BL
Journal of bacteriology 20141013 1
Bacteria use a chemical communication process called quorum sensing to monitor cell density and to alter behavior in response to fluctuations in population numbers. Previous studies with Vibrio harveyi have shown that LuxR, the master quorum-sensing regulator, activates and represses >600 genes. These include six genes that encode homologs of the Escherichia coli Bet and ProU systems for synthesis and transport, respectively, of glycine betaine, an osmoprotectant used during osmotic stress. Here ...[more]