Article
Transcriptional regulation of opaR, qrr2-4 and aphA by the master quorum-sensing regulator OpaR in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Yiquan, Qiu Yefeng, Tan Yafang, Guo Zhaobiao, Yang Ruifu, Zhou Dongsheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a leading cause of infectious diarrhea and enterogastritis via the fecal-oral route. V. harveyi is a pathogen of fishes and invertebrates, and has been used as a model for quorum sensing (QS) studies. LuxR is the master QS regulator (MQSR) of V. harveyi, and LuxR-dependent expression of its own gene, qrr2-4 and aphA have been established in V. harveyi. Molecular regulation...
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