ReviewFEMS microbiology reviews2016
Specificity and complexity in bacterial quorum-sensing systems.
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- Computer-Aided Identification and Molecular Interaction Analyses of Annona muricata Acetogenins Against LuxS.Biotechnology and applied biochemistry · 2026Article
- Microbial quorum sensing signals, symbiosis, secrets and sabotage.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2026Review
- RhlR quorum-sensing receptor ligand sensitivity regulates the differential expression of phenazine genes inJournal of bacteriology · 2026Article
- The conserved coordination of acyl-homoserine lactone and PqsE signaling defines the RhlR-dependent quorum-sensing network inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Molecular basis of quorum-sensing signal transduction by CqsS and its inhibition by CqsA the autoinducer synthase.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The Role of Quorum Sensing Mechanism in the Functional Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- BACON: decoding the dynamic social networks of complex microbial communities at single-cell resolution.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2026Article
- Phytochemical Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors Against Bacterial Pathogens: Mechanisms of Action and Translational Challenges.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- LtrB inhibitsCurrent research in food science · 2026Article
- The role of quorum sensing in rhizosphere community regulation during bacterial wilt pathogen invasion.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Long-read methylome analysis of Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20 biofilm under copper stress.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management of Non-HACEK Gram-Negative Infective Endocarditis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mitigating Virulence of Environmental Enterococcus faecalis Via Fermented Food-Derived Lactic Acid Bacteria.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Structure-function studies of Vibrio cholerae quorum-sensing receptor CqsR signal recognition.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Quorum sensing as a promising tool for enhancing the performance of bioelectrochemical systems: a review.3 Biotech · 2025Review
- Molecular structural arrangement in quorum sensing and bacterial metabolic production.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Quorum sensing (QS) is a microbial cell-to-cell communication process that relies on the production and detection of chemical signals called autoinducers (AIs) to monitor cell density and species complexity in the population. QS allows bacteria to behave as a cohesive group and coordinate collective behaviors. While most QS receptors display high specificity to their AI ligands, others are quite promiscuous in signal detection. How do specific QS receptors respond to their cognate signals with high fidelity? Why do some receptors maintain low signal recognition specificity? In addition, many QS systems are composed of multiple intersecting signaling pathways: what are the benefits of preserving such a complex signaling network when a simple linear 'one-to-one' regulatory pathway seems sufficient to monitor cell density? Here, we will discuss different molecular mechanisms employed by various QS systems that ensure productive and specific QS responses. Moreover, the network architectures of some well-characterized QS circuits will be reviewed to understand how the wiring of different regulatory components achieves different biological goals.
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