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| Title |
Lack of genomic evidence of AI-2 receptors suggests a non-quorum sensing role for luxS in most bacteria
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| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, September 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-8-154 |
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| Authors |
Fabio Rezzonico, Brion Duffy |
| Abstract |
Great excitement accompanied discoveries over the last decade in several Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria of the LuxS protein, which catalyzes production of the AI-2 autoinducer molecule for a second quorum sensing system (QS-2). Since the luxS gene was found to be widespread among the most diverse bacterial taxa, it was hypothesized that AI-2 may constitute the basis of a universal microbial language, a kind of bacterial Esperanto. Many of the studies published in this field have drawn a direct correlation between the occurrence of the luxS gene in a given organism and the presence and functionality of a QS-2 therein. However, rarely hathe existence of potential AI-2 receptors been examined. This is important, since it is now well recognized that LuxS also holds a central role as a metabolic enzyme in the activated methyl cycle which is responsible for the generation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine, the major methyl donor in the cell. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 176 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 168 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 24% |
| Researcher | 36 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 15% |
| Unknown | 29 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 83 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 13 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Unknown | 35 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 November 2020.
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#9
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