Design of Synthetic Mammalian Quorum-Sensing Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 235-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfried Weber ◽  
Martin Fussenegger
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Sensing Systems

scholarly journals Parallel Quorum Sensing Systems Converge to Regulate Virulence in Vibrio cholerae

Cell ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa B. Miller ◽  
Karen Skorupski ◽  
Derrick H. Lenz ◽  
Ronald K. Taylor ◽  
Bonnie L. Bassler
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Sensing Systems

scholarly journals Interdependence of multi-drug efflux pumps and quorum sensing systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
K. Ganguly ◽  
J.L. Phillips ◽  
M.S. Wren ◽  
P.E. Pardington ◽  
S. Gnanakaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Efflux Pumps ◽  
Drug Efflux ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Drug Efflux Pumps

scholarly journals Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Systems as Drug Discovery Targets: Current Position and Future Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (23) ◽  
pp. 10385-10402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi Soukarieh ◽  
Paul Williams ◽  
Michael J Stocks ◽  
Miguel Cámara
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Current Position ◽  
Sensing Systems

scholarly journals Specificity and complexity in bacterial quorum-sensing systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 738-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Hawver ◽  
Sarah A. Jung ◽  
Wai-Leung Ng
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Bacterial Quorum Sensing ◽  
Bacterial Quorum

scholarly journals The Social Life of Aeromonas through Biofilm and Quorum Sensing Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Talagrand-Reboul ◽  
Estelle Jumas-Bilak ◽  
Brigitte Lamy
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
The Social

Functional analysis of three AHL autoinducer synthase genes in Mesorhizobium loti reveals the important role of quorum sensing in symbiotic nodulation

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menghua Yang ◽  
Kejing Sun ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Ruifu Yang ◽  
Zengtao Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Homoserine Lactone ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Plant Host ◽  
Mesorhizobium Loti ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Regulatory Circuits ◽  
Legume Symbiosis ◽  
Successful Establishment

One of the most important signal transduction pathways in bacteria, quorum sensing, is involved in many regulatory circuits in rhizobia, especially in the control of communication between rhizobia and their plant hosts. In this study, we identified 3 autoinducer synthase genes — mrlI1, mrlI2, and mrlI3 — in Mesorhizobium loti NZP 2213. We found that MrlI1 and MrlI2 could synthesize distinct N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) autoinducers in rich medium cultures, and the expression of mrlI1 was shown to be growth-phase-dependent. MrlI3 did not produce any detectable AHL molecules under the culture conditions tested. To investigate whether these AHL synthases affect nodulation, we examined the nodulation of AHL-deficient mutants on their native plant host Lotus corniculatus and found that the efficiency of nodulation of bacteria with mutations of any of these 3 synthase genes was reduced, suggesting that quorum sensing systems in M. loti may play an important role in successful establishment of rhizobium–legume symbiosis.

scholarly journals The YebC Family Protein PA0964 Negatively Regulates the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quinolone Signal System and Pyocyanin Production

2008 ◽  
Vol 190 (18) ◽  
pp. 6217-6227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haihua Liang ◽  
Lingling Li ◽  
Zhaolin Dong ◽  
Michael G. Surette ◽  
Kangmin Duan
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Virulence Factors ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Pfam Family ◽  
Swarming Motility ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Family Protein ◽  
Pyocyanin Production

ABSTRACT Bacterial pathogenicity is often manifested by the expression of various cell-associated and secreted virulence factors, such as exoenzymes, protease, and toxins. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the expression of virulence genes is coordinately controlled by the global regulatory quorum-sensing systems, which includes the las and rhl systems as well as the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) system. Phenazine compounds are among the virulence factors under the control of both the rhl and PQS systems. In this study, regulation of the phzA1B1C1D1E1 (phzA1) operon, which is involved in phenazine synthesis, was investigated. In an initial study of inducing conditions, we observed that phzA1 was induced by subinhibitory concentrations of tetracycline. Screening of 13,000 mutants revealed 32 genes that altered phzA1 expression in the presence of subinhibitory tetracycline concentrations. Among them, the gene PA0964, designated pmpR ( p qsR-mediated P QS r egulator), has been identified as a novel regulator of the PQS system. It belongs to a large group of widespread conserved hypothetical proteins with unknown function, the YebC protein family (Pfam family DUF28). It negatively regulates the quorum-sensing response regulator pqsR of the PQS system by binding at its promoter region. Alongside phzA1 expression and phenazine and pyocyanin production, a set of virulence factors genes controlled by both rhl and the PQS were shown to be modulated by PmpR. Swarming motility and biofilm formation were also significantly affected. The results added another layer of regulation in the rather complex quorum-sensing systems in P. aeruginosa and demonstrated a clear functional clue for the YebC family proteins.

scholarly journals The Mucoid Switch in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Represses Quorum Sensing Systems and Leads to Complex Changes to Stationary Phase Virulence Factor Regulation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e96166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Ryall ◽  
Marta Carrara ◽  
James E. A. Zlosnik ◽  
Volker Behrends ◽  
Xiaoyun Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Stationary Phase ◽  
Virulence Factor ◽  
Sensing Systems

scholarly journals Identification and Characterization of Quorum-Quenching Activity of N-Acylhomoserine Lactonase from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Morohoshi ◽  
Yaoki Kamimura ◽  
Nobutaka Someya
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Quorum Quenching ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci ◽  
Sensing Systems ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Acyl Chains ◽  
Gene Homologue ◽  
Identification And Characterization

N-Acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) are used as quorum-sensing signals in Gram-negative bacteria. Many genes encoding AHL-degrading enzymes have been cloned and characterized in various microorganisms. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are present on the skin of animals and are considered low-virulent species. The AHL-lactonase gene homologue, ahlS, was present in the genomes of the CNS strains Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, and Staphylococcus sciuri. We cloned the candidate ahlS homologue from six CNS strains into the pBBR1MCS5 vector. AhlS from the CNS strains showed a higher degrading activity against AHLs with short acyl chains compared to those with long acyl chains. AhlS from S. sciuri was expressed and purified as a maltose-binding protein (MBP) fusion. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that regulates several virulence factors such as elastase and pyocyanin by quorum-sensing systems. When MBP-AhlS was added to the culture of P. aeruginosa PAO1, pyocyanin production and elastase activity were substantially reduced compared to those in untreated PAO1. These results demonstrate that the AHL-degrading activity of AhlS from the CNS strains can inhibit quorum sensing in P. aeruginosa PAO1.

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