title: Dissecting the quorum-sensing receptor LuxN.
abstract: Quorum sensing plays a key role in the behavior of many bacteria and is carried out by a wide diversity of secreted molecules and their receptors. In this issue, Swem et al. (2008) provide a detailed site-specific analysis of the functioning of the quorum-sensing receptor LuxN from Vibrio harveyi.
authors.affiliation: New York University Center for Comparative Functional Genomics, 100 Washington Sq. E., New York, NY, 10003, USA. bonneau@cs.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonneau
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053038:Quorum Sensing; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011494:Protein Kinases; C084290:luxN protein, Vibrio harveyi