CSF, a species-specific extracellular signaling peptide for communication among strains of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus mojavensis.
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.
Pottathil
Mridula
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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.
Jung
April
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Lazazzera
Beth A
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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
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