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Mechanistic insight into the conserved allosteric regulation of periplasmic proteolysis by the signaling molecule cyclic-di-GMP.
eLife - 2 Sept 2014
Chatterjee Debashree, Cooley Richard B, Boyd Chelsea D, Mehl Ryan A, O'Toole George A, Sondermann Holger
Abstract excerpt
Stable surface adhesion of cells is one of the early pivotal steps in bacterial biofilm formation, a prevalent adaptation strategy in response to changing environments. In Pseudomonas fluorescens, this process is regulated by the Lap system and the second messenger cyclic-di-GMP. High cytoplasmic levels of cyclic-di-GMP activate the transmembrane receptor LapD that in turn recruits the periplasmic protease LapG,...
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