title: Cell-density sensing: come on inside and tell us about it.
abstract: The developmental pathway chosen by a Bacillus subtilis cell is influenced by the local cell density. To sense cell density, the cell monitors at least three different secreted signal peptides, two of which are detected by a new type of transduction mechanism involving their specific transport into the cell.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1892, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gomer
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*