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. 2008 Aug 8;134(3):390-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.07.028.

Dissecting the quorum-sensing receptor LuxN

Richard Bonneau  1
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Dissecting the quorum-sensing receptor LuxN

Richard Bonneau. Cell. .

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.

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