title: Turning virulence on and off in staphylococci.
abstract: The progress made in a multidisciplinary research programme designed to elucidate the molecular basis of the interaction of Staphylococcus aureus secreted autoinducing peptides (AIPs) with their respective cell surface receptors is reviewed.
authors: Laboratory of Synthetic Protein Chemistry, The Rockefeller University, NY 10021, USA. muirt@rockefeller.edu
authors: Tom W
authors: TW
authors: Muir
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D009154:Mutation; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: C414532:AgrD protein, Staphylococcus; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D018000:Receptors, Peptide