title: Mechanosensing: a regulation sensation.
abstract: Mechanosensing of surfaces in bacteria is a process that often uses obstruction of flagellum rotation to trigger behaviors such as adhesion and surface-associated movement. In a recent publication, the PilY1 protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been implicated as a novel mechanosensor that stimulates virulence in response to surface attachment.
authors: Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
authors: Courtney
authors: C
authors: Ellison
authors: Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Electronic address: ybrun@indiana.edu.
authors: Yves V
authors: YV
authors: Brun
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000472:pathogenicity*
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