Allosteric activation of exopolysaccharide synthesis through cyclic di‐GMP‐stimulated protein–protein interaction
Steiner S, Lori C, Boehm A, Jenal U. Allosteric activation of exopolysaccharide synthesis through cyclic di‐GMP‐stimulated protein–protein interaction. The EMBO Journal 2012, 32: 354-368. PMID: 23202856, PMCID: PMC3567491, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsSecond messenger cInner membrane componentsEscherichia coli biofilmsGMP receptorGMP signalingGMP bindsSynthesis machineryExtracellular matrix componentsMajor extracellular matrix componentsAllosteric activationExopolysaccharide synthesisExopolysaccharide matrixMembrane componentsColi biofilmsGlycosyltransferase activityBacterial pathogensMachineryN-acetylglucosaminePathogenic bacteriaMatrix componentsEnzyme activityGMP concentrationGMPBacteriaType IV Pilus Assembly in Pseudomonas aeruginosa over a Broad Range of Cyclic di-GMP Concentrations
Jain R, Behrens AJ, Kaever V, Kazmierczak BI. Type IV Pilus Assembly in Pseudomonas aeruginosa over a Broad Range of Cyclic di-GMP Concentrations. Journal Of Bacteriology 2012, 194: 4285-4294. PMID: 22685276, PMCID: PMC3416225, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00803-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType IV piliPilus assemblyDiguanylate cyclasesSurface organellesGGDEF/EAL domain proteinsType IV pilus assemblyPolar type IV piliEAL domain proteinsAssembly of piliGMP concentrationSuppressor screenCaulobacter crescentusDiguanylate cyclaseDomain proteinsSuppressor mutationsAdditional regulatorsSuppressor strainsRobust biofilmsDifferent environmental conditionsAssembly defectsNegative regulatorMicrocolony formationSurface piliFimXP. aeruginosa
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