title: Bacterial quorum-sensing signals are inactivated by mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. hastings@fas.harvard.edu
authors.forename: J Woodland
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hastings
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006714:Homoserine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C109860:N-(3-oxododecanoyl)homoserine lactone; C092312:N-butyrylhomoserine lactone; D006714:Homoserine; D015107:4-Butyrolactone