Article
AI-2-mediated signalling in bacteria.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Mar 2013
Pereira Catarina S, Thompson Jessica A, Xavier Karina B
Abstract excerpt
Success in nature depends upon an ability to perceive and adapt to the surrounding environment. Bacteria are not an exception; they recognize and constantly adjust to changing situations by sensing environmental and self-produced signals, altering gene expression accordingly. Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a signal molecule produced by LuxS, an enzyme found in many bacterial species and thus proposed to enable...
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