Article
The phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system regulates Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation through multiple independent pathways.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2010
Houot Laetitia, Chang Sarah, Pickering Bradley S, Absalon Cedric, Watnick Paula I
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system (PTS) is a highly conserved phosphotransfer cascade that participates in the transport and phosphorylation of selected carbohydrates and modulates many cellular functions in response to carbohydrate availability. It plays a role in the virulence of many bacterial pathogens. Components of the carbohydrate-specific PTS include the general cytoplasmic...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biofilms
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Mutation
- Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System
- Phosphorylation
- Transcription Factors
- Vibrio cholerae