Chitin disaccharide (GlcNAc)2 induces natural competence in Vibrio cholerae through transcriptional and translational activation of a positive regulatory gene tfoXVC.
Yamamoto
Shouji
S
Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. yshouji@nih.go.jp
Morita
Masatomo
M
Izumiya
Hidemasa
H
Watanabe
Haruo
H
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D030781:Organisms, Genetically Modified; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D020218:Response Elements / Q000187:drug effects; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014170:Transformation, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004187:Disaccharides; D015534:Trans-Activators; D002686:Chitin