TY - JOUR
T1 - Deciphering bacterial language
AU - Sperandio, Vanessa
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Vibrio cholerae produces cholera autoinducer-1 (CAI-1), a signaling molecule previously believed to be synthesized by the CqsA enzyme. Here it is shown that CqsA does not directly synthesize CAI-1; instead, it synthesizes amino-CAI-1, which is then converted into CAI-1 in a CqsA-independent manner.
AB - Vibrio cholerae produces cholera autoinducer-1 (CAI-1), a signaling molecule previously believed to be synthesized by the CqsA enzyme. Here it is shown that CqsA does not directly synthesize CAI-1; instead, it synthesizes amino-CAI-1, which is then converted into CAI-1 in a CqsA-independent manner.
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U2 - 10.1038/nchembio.263
DO - 10.1038/nchembio.263
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 19915530
AN - SCOPUS:73349127160
SN - 1552-4450
VL - 5
SP - 870
EP - 871
JO - Nature chemical biology
JF - Nature chemical biology
IS - 12
ER -