| Literature DB >> 9765578 |
K Evans1, L Passador, R Srikumar, E Tsang, J Nezezon, K Poole.
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa nalB mutants which hyperexpress the MexAB-OprM multidrug efflux system produce reduced levels of several extracellular virulence factors known to be regulated by quorum sensing. Such mutants also produce less acylated homoserine lactone autoinducer PAI-1, consistent with an observed reduction in lasI expression. These data suggest that PAI-1 is a substrate for MexAB-OprM, and its resulting exclusion from cells hyperexpressing MexAB-OprM limits PAI-1-dependent activation of lasI and the virulence genes.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9765578 PMCID: PMC107595
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490