title: CSF, a species-specific extracellular signaling peptide for communication among strains of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus mojavensis.
abstract: ComX and CSF are Bacillus subtilis extracellular signaling peptides. Many different strains of B. subtilis do not communicate due to strain-specific variation of ComX. We demonstrate that CSF is a species-specific signaling molecule that partially compensates for the lack of ComX-mediated communication between different strains of B. subtilis.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors: Mridula
authors: M
authors: Pottathil
authors: April
authors: A
authors: Jung
authors: Beth A
authors: BA
authors: Lazazzera
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000502:physiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004950:Esterases / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism; D053038:Quorum Sensing / Q000502:physiology*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C087040:ComX protein, Bacillus subtilis; D010675:Pheromones; C101115:PhrC protein, Bacillus subtilis; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D004950:Esterases; C101114:RapC protein, Bacillus subtilis