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ArticlePloS one2012

The AHL- and BDSF-dependent quorum sensing systems control specific and overlapping sets of genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111.

Nadine Schmid, Gabriella Pessi, Yinyue Deng, Claudio Aguilar, Aurelien L Carlier, Alexander Grunau, Ulrich Omasits, Lian-Hui Zhang, Christian H Ahrens, Leo Eberl

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nadine SchmidDepartment of Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Gabriella Pessi
Yinyue Deng
Claudio Aguilar
Aurelien L Carlier
Alexander Grunau
Ulrich Omasits
Lian-Hui Zhang
Christian H Ahrens
Leo Eberl
University of Zurich · CHInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quorum sensing in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 involves two signalling systems that depend on different signal molecules, namely N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) and the diffusible signal factor cis-2-dodecenoic acid (BDSF). Previous studies have shown that AHLs and BDSF control similar phenotypic traits, including biofilm formation, proteolytic activity and pathogenicity. In this study we mapped the BDSF stimulon by RNA-Seq and shotgun proteomics analysis. We demonstrate that a set of the identified BDSF-regulated genes or proteins are also controlled by AHLs, suggesting that the two regulons partially overlap. The detailed analysis of two mutually regulated operons, one encoding three lectins and the other one encoding the large surface protein BapA and its type I secretion machinery, revealed that both AHLs and BDSF are required for full expression, suggesting that the two signalling systems operate in parallel. In accordance with this, we show that both AHLs and BDSF are required for biofilm formation and protease production.

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Burkholderia cenocepaciaGenes, BacterialAcyl-ButyrolactonesBiofilmsCell CommunicationFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedGene Expression Regulation, BacterialPeptide HydrolasesQuorum SensingSignal Transduction2-dodecenoic acidAcyl-ButyrolactonesFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedPeptide Hydrolases

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PMID23185499
PMCPMC3502180
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