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Quorum sensing in bacteria: the LuxR-LuxI family of cell density-responsive transcriptional regulators.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 176 ·No. 2 ·1994-01-00 ·Pages 269-75

Fuqua WC, Winans SC, Greenberg EP

Abstract

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Related Genes
luxI luxR
MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence Bacteria/genetics Bacterial Proteins/genetics Cell Communication/genetics Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Molecular Sequence Data Multigene Family Repressor Proteins Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Trans-Activators Transcription Factors/genetics Vibrio/genetics
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins LuxI protein, Bacteria Repressor Proteins Trans-Activators Transcription Factors LuxR autoinducer binding proteins
Authors & Affiliations
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Fuqua W C
Section of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.
Winans S C
Greenberg E P
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.176.2.269-275.1994
Published
1994-01-00
Pages
269-75
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC205046
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM15128 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM42893 · United States
External Links
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