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The QseC adrenergic signaling cascade in Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
PLoS pathogens - 1 Aug 2009
Hughes David T, Clarke Marcie B, Yamamoto Kaneyoshi, Rasko David A, Sperandio Vanessa
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The ability to respond to stress is at the core of an organism's survival. The hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine play a central role in stress responses in mammals, which require the synchronized interaction of the whole neuroendocrine system. Mammalian adrenergic receptors are G-coupled protein receptors (GPCRs); bacteria, however, sense these hormones through histidine sensor kinases (HKs). HKs...
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