Entry
Name
Quorum sensing - Ensifer adhaerens OV14
Description
Quorum sensing (QS) is a regulatory system that allows bacteria to share information about cell density and adjust gene expression accordingly. All QS bacteria produce and release chemical signal molecules called autoinducers (AIs) that increase in concentration as a function of cell density. The most commonly studied AIs belong to one of the following three categories: acylated homoserine lactones, also referred to as AI-1, used by Gram-negative bacteria; peptide signals, used by Gram-positive bacteria; and AI-2, used by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. QS can be divided into at least 4 steps: production of AIs by the bacterial cell; release of AIs, either actively or passively, into the surrounding environment; recognition of AIs by specific receptors; and leading to changes in gene regulation once they exceed a threshold concentration. The processes controlled by QS include virulence, competence, conjugation, antibiotic production, motility, sporulation, and biofilm formation.
Class
Cellular Processes; Cellular community - prokaryotes
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Organism
Ensifer adhaerens OV14 [GN:
ead ]
Gene
OV14_1418 kdpE; response regulator in two-component regulatory system with KdpE, regulation of potassium translocation [KO:K07667 ]
OV14_c0052 traR; LuxR-type activtator protein TraR for conjugal transfer of pNGR234a [KO:K19732 ]
OV14_c0097 trbEb; product corresponding to the carboxy-terminus of conjugal transfer protein TrbE [KO:K20530 ] [EC:7.4.2.8 ]
OV14_c0092 trbG; precursor for probable conjugal transfer protein TrbG [KO:K20532 ]
OV14_c0091 trbH; precursor for probable conjugal transfer membrane protein TrbG [KO:K20267 ]
OV14_4061 putative substrate-binding component of ABC transporter [KO:K02055 ]
OV14_a0383 putative periplasmic spermidine/putrescine-binding protein or ABC transporter [KO:K02055 ]
OV14_a0626 putative spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K02053 ]
OV14_a1184 putative spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K02053 ]
OV14_4058 binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02053 ]
OV14_a1568 putative spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K02053 ]
OV14_a1183 putative spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K02054 ]
OV14_a1567 putative spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K02054 ]
OV14_b0586 putative ABC transporter, putrescine transport system permease protein [KO:K02054 ]
OV14_a0618 spermidine/putrescine ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02052 ]
OV14_0499 putative substrate-binding component of ABC transporter [KO:K01999 ]
OV14_1865 amino acid ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein [KO:K01999 ]
OV14_a1023 putative amino acid ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein [KO:K01999 ]
OV14_0160 amino acid ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein [KO:K01999 ]
OV14_b1118 putative amino acid ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein [KO:K01999 ]
OV14_a0964 branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K01997 ]
OV14_b1121 branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K01997 ]
OV14_b1122 branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K01998 ]
OV14_a0952 branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, permease protein [KO:K01998 ]
OV14_b1109 putative branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K01995 ]
OV14_a0951 putative branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K01995 ]
OV14_a0950 putative branched-chain amino acid ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K01996 ]
OV14_3130 zinc uptake transcriptional regulator protein, Fur family [KO:K09823 ]
OV14_a0512 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K15580 ]
OV14_a0514 ABC oligopeptide transporter, inner membrane subunit OppC [KO:K15582 ]
OV14_0532 putative periplasmic peptide binding protein y4tO of ABC-transporter [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0202 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_2784 putative peptide ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_3966 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0244 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0246 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0337 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0857 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_3677 putative substrate-binding component of ABC transporter protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_3683 putative substrate-binding component of ABC transporter protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0662 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1898 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1079 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0297 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1160 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0037 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0533 putative substrate-binding component of ABC transporter protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0689 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_c0059 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0379 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1584 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0770 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0224 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1389 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0434 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0455 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1663 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0327 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1487 dppA; periplasmic dipeptide ABC transport protein precursor DppA [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a1518 oligopeptide ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0678 ABC transporter, periplasmic oligopeptide-binding protein [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_b0290 putative ABC-type dipeptide transport system, periplasmic component [KO:K02035 ]
OV14_a0201 Binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_3965 Binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_b0243 Binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_b1510 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_b0856 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a0661 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_b0298 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a1161 putative ABC-type dipeptide/oligopeptide/nickel transport systems, permease component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_c0058 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a0223 putative ABC-type dipeptide/oligopeptide/nickel transport systems, permease component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a1388 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a0453 Binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a1486 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_b0677 Binding-protein-dependent transport systems inner membrane component [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a1664 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a1899 dppB; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppB [KO:K02033 ]
OV14_a0660 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a1900 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a1082 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_b0299 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a1162 putative ABC-type antimicrobial peptide transport system, permease component [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_b0035 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_b0776 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a0222 putative ABC-type antimicrobial peptide transport system, permease component [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a1665 dppC; dipeptide ABC transport system permease protein DppC [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_a0349 putative transmembrane permease component of ABC transporter [KO:K02034 ]
OV14_b1512 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_b0854 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a0657 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_b0287 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a1587 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a0221 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a0437 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a1666 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a1484 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_b0675 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_a1901 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_b0034 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_c0056 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_b0775 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tR [KO:K02031 ]
OV14_c0055 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_b1513 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_b0853 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_b0774 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_b0286 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_b0033 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tS [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_a0438 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_a1902 putative oligopeptide ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_a0656 putative peptide ABC transporter ATP-binding protein y4tS [KO:K02032 ]
OV14_1374 putative inner membrane protein translocase component YidC [KO:K03217 ]
OV14_0740 ftsY; signal recognition particle-docking protein FtsY [KO:K03110 ]
Compound
C11837 N-Butyryl-L-homoserine lactone
C11841 N-(3-Oxooctanoyl)homoserine lactone
C11844 N-Heptanoylhomoserine lactone
C11845 N-(3-Hydroxy-7-cis-tetradecenoyl)homoserine lactone
C11848 2-Heptyl-3-hydroxy-quinolone
C18049 N-Acyl-L-homoserine lactone
C18206 cis-11-Methyl-2-dodecenoic acid
C20643 2-Heptyl-4(1H)-quinolone
C20677 N-(4-Coumaroyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C20959 (4S)-4-Hydroxy-5-phosphooxypentane-2,3-dione
C21195 N-(3-Hydroxybutanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C21197 N-Hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21198 N-(3-Oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C21199 N-Octanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21200 N-3-Hydroxyoctanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21201 N-3-Oxo-dodecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
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