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Lsr-mediated transport and processing of AI-2 in Salmonella typhimurium.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Taga Michiko E, Miller Stephen T, Bassler Bonnie L
Abstract excerpt
The LuxS-dependent autoinducer AI-2 is proposed to function in interspecies cell-cell communication in bacteria. In Salmonella typhimurium, AI-2 is produced and released during exponential growth and is subsequently imported into the bacteria via the Lsr (luxS regulated) ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter. AI-2 induces transcription of the lsrACDBFGE operon, the first four genes of which encode the Lsr...
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