title: [Secondary metabolites as endogenous effectors of microbial cytodifferentiation].
abstract: The present survey covers the regulatory role of microbial secondary metabolites and related compounds as endogenous signals of cell differentiation of the producing organisms. Several antibiotics have been shown to exert autoregulatory effects on differentiation-associated functions. The mechanisms of self-protection of the producing cells against the autotoxicity of secondary metabolites are discussed in terms of an integral part of the modulation of signal strength. As a further topic, the review deals with the hormone-like interference of particular metabolites with differentiating cells. Conclusive discussion concerns the potential use of microbial signal molecules either as tools for directed manipulations of product syntheses or as pharmaceutics.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001711:Biotransformation; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins
vernacular_title: Sekundärmetabolite als endogene Effektoren der mikrobiellen Cytodifferenzierung.