Dynorphin Activates Quorum Sensing Quinolone Signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

There is now substantial evidence that compounds released during host stress directly activate the virulence of certain opportunistic pathogens. Here, we considered that endogenous opioids might function as such compounds, given that they are among the first signals to be released at multiple tissue...

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Main Authors: Zaborina, Olga, Lepine, Francois, Xiao, Gaoping, Valuckaite, Vesta, Chen, Yimei, Li, Terry, Ciancio, Mae, Zaborin, Alex, Petroff, Elaine, Turner, Jerrold R, Rahme, Laurence G, Chang, Eugene, Alverdy, John C
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1828698/