title: A furanosyl-carbonate autoinducer in cell-to-cell communication of V. harveyi.
abstract: An autoinducer arising from reaction of cyclized S-DPD and carbonate is shown to induce light in V. harveyi and thus may play a previously unknown role in quorum sensing.
authors.affiliation: Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meijler
authors.forename: Colin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.forename: Grant E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Boldt
authors.forename: Kim D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Janda
mesh_terms: D001888:Boric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003500:Cyclization; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010420:Pentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D053038:Quorum Sensing; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014733:Vibrio / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: C493138:4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione; D001888:Boric Acids; D002254:Carbonates; D010420:Pentanes; C032688:boric acid