Abstract
Sticking together: genetic information, bioassays and chemical characterisation have revealed that photopyrones produced by insect pathogenic Photorabdus bacteria are new bacterial signalling compounds. They induce cell clumping behaviour in the bacterium.
Keywords:
LuxR; Photorhabdus; pheromones; photopyrones; quorum sensing; signal transduction.
© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
MeSH terms
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4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives
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4-Butyrolactone / biosynthesis
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4-Butyrolactone / chemistry
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
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Pheromones / biosynthesis
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Pheromones / chemistry
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Photorhabdus / metabolism
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Quorum Sensing
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Signal Transduction*
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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LuxI protein, Bacteria
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Pheromones
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Transcription Factors
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homoserine lactone
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4-Butyrolactone