Inter-kingdom Signaling by the Legionella Quorum Sensing Molecule LAI-1 Modulates Cell Migration through an IQGAP1-Cdc42-ARHGEF9-Dependent Pathway.
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PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 3;11(12):e1005307. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005307. eCollection 2015 Dec.
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PMID: 26633832
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Small molecule signaling promotes the communication between bacteria as well as between bacteria and eukaryotes. The opportunistic pathogenic bacterium Legionella pneumophila employs LAI-1 (3-hydroxypentadecane-4-one) for bacterial cell-cell communication. LAI-1 is produce …
Small molecule signaling promotes the communication between bacteria as well as between bacteria and eukaryotes. The opportunistic pathogeni …