2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.01.003
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Let LuxS speak up in AI-2 signaling

Abstract: Quorum sensing is a process of bacterial cell-cell communication that uses small diffusible molecules to coordinate diverse behaviors in response to population density. The only quorum-sensing system shared by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria involves the production of autoinducer-2 (AI-2). The AI-2 synthase LuxS is widely distributed among the Bacteria, which suggests that AI-2 is a language for interspecies communication. However, LuxS is also an integral component of the activated methyl cycle in ba… Show more

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“…When the concentration of the autoinducers reaches a threshold, an alteration of gene expression is induced, allowing the bacteria to adopt behaviors that are only productive when the bacteria are working together as a group [3,4]. Among many different mechanisms for QS by bacteria, one is shared by both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, involving the production of autoinducer 2 (AI-2) [5][6][7][8][9][10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the concentration of the autoinducers reaches a threshold, an alteration of gene expression is induced, allowing the bacteria to adopt behaviors that are only productive when the bacteria are working together as a group [3,4]. Among many different mechanisms for QS by bacteria, one is shared by both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, involving the production of autoinducer 2 (AI-2) [5][6][7][8][9][10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All LuxS protein sequences exhibit the invariant His-Xaa-Xaa-Glu-His motif (Fig. 5), which is important in the catalytic activity of LuxS [26] and Gly-92 which is important in LuxS function as shown for C. jejuni [27].…”
Section: Luxs Sequence and Genomic Locationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is AI-2 activity in LAPS 7, 8 and probably this is the main reason for which L. plantarum supernatants have biofilm inhibitory capacity.AI-2 has been proposed to serve as a 'universal' signal for interspecies communication 13,14 and chemically generally are furanosyl borate diester 15,16 . For this reason we measured AI-2 activity in LAPS27 to LAPS32 (which were obtained in presence of different sources of boron) by using the V. harveyi BB170 bioassay.…”
Section: 31autoinducer Type 2 (Ai-2) Activity In Laps27 To Laps32mentioning
confidence: 99%