Understanding signal transduction during bacterial infection

被引:27
作者
Akerley, BJ
Miller, JF
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & MOLEC GENET,BOSTON,MA 02115
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90095
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D O I
10.1016/0966-842X(96)10024-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Many known or suspected bacterial virulence factors require environmentally responsive control factors for expression. In Bordetella species, the BvgAS system represses and activates sets of genes, and mediates a biphasic phenotypic transition. Studies using mutants with altered signaling pathways and reversed regulatory connections have provided insights into the role of BvgAS and this phenotypic transition during the Bordetella-host interaction.
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页码:141 / 146
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