Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens

ABSTRACT Telesensing, or probing of the environment by the release of chemical messengers, plays a central role in the sexual programs of microbial organisms. Sex pheromones secreted by mating cells are sensed by potential partner cells and mediate cell-to-cell contact and the subsequent exchange of...

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Autores principales:	Richard J. Bennett, Gary M. Dunny
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2010
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a280e90a722546a7a344cd31bac6830a2021-11-15T15:38:15ZAnalogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens10.1128/mBio.00181-102150-7511https://doaj.org/article/a280e90a722546a7a344cd31bac6830a2010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00181-10https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Telesensing, or probing of the environment by the release of chemical messengers, plays a central role in the sexual programs of microbial organisms. Sex pheromones secreted by mating cells are sensed by potential partner cells and mediate cell-to-cell contact and the subsequent exchange of genetic material. Although the mechanisms used by bacterial and fungal species to promote genetic exchange are distinct, recent studies have uncovered surprising parallels between pheromone signaling in these species. In addition, it is now apparent that pheromone signaling not only controls sexual reproduction and genetic exchange but can also activate expression of potential virulence factors in diverse opportunistic pathogens.Richard J. BennettGary M. DunnyAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2010)
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spellingShingle	Microbiology QR1-502 Richard J. Bennett Gary M. Dunny Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
description	ABSTRACT Telesensing, or probing of the environment by the release of chemical messengers, plays a central role in the sexual programs of microbial organisms. Sex pheromones secreted by mating cells are sensed by potential partner cells and mediate cell-to-cell contact and the subsequent exchange of genetic material. Although the mechanisms used by bacterial and fungal species to promote genetic exchange are distinct, recent studies have uncovered surprising parallels between pheromone signaling in these species. In addition, it is now apparent that pheromone signaling not only controls sexual reproduction and genetic exchange but can also activate expression of potential virulence factors in diverse opportunistic pathogens.
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title	Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
title_short	Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
title_full	Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
title_fullStr	Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
title_full_unstemmed	Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens
title_sort	analogous telesensing pathways regulate mating and virulence in two opportunistic human pathogens
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2010
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Analogous Telesensing Pathways Regulate Mating and Virulence in Two Opportunistic Human Pathogens

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