Cyclic di-GMP: second messenger extraordinaire

U Jenal, A Reinders, C Lori - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are highly versatile signalling molecules that control various
important biological processes in bacteria. The best-studied example is cyclic di-GMP (c-di …

Biofilms and cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) signaling: lessons from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other bacteria

M Valentini, A Filloux - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016 - ASBMB
The cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) second messenger represents a signaling system that
regulates many bacterial behaviors and is of key importance for driving the lifestyle switch …

Biofilm control by interfering with c-di-GMP metabolism and signaling

X Liu, B Cao, L Yang, JD Gu - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm formation and biofilm-induced biodeterioration of surfaces have deeply affected the
life of our community. Cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a small …

A surface-induced asymmetric program promotes tissue colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

BJ Laventie, M Sangermani, F Estermann, P Manfredi… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa effectively colonizes host
epithelia using pili as primary adhesins. Here we uncover a surface-specific asymmetric …

Cyclic di-GMP differentially tunes a bacterial flagellar motor through a novel class of CheY-like regulators

J Nesper, I Hug, S Kato, CS Hee, JM Habazettl… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
The flagellar motor is a sophisticated rotary machine facilitating locomotion and signal
transduction. Owing to its important role in bacterial behavior, its assembly and activity are …

Structural conservation and diversity of PilZ-related domains

MY Galperin, SH Chou - Journal of bacteriology, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The widespread bacterial second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulates a
variety of processes, including protein secretion, motility, cell development, and biofilm …

Tetrameric PilZ protein stabilizes stator ring in complex flagellar motor and is required for motility in Campylobacter jejuni

Y Chen, S Tachiyama, Y Li, X Feng, H Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
Rotation of the bacterial flagellum, the first identified biological rotary machine, is driven by
its stator units. Knowledge gained about the function of stator units has increasingly led to …

Cohesive Properties of the Caulobacter crescentus Holdfast Adhesin Are Regulated by a Novel c-di-GMP Effector Protein

KS Sprecher, I Hug, J Nesper, E Potthoff, MA Mahi… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
When encountering surfaces, many bacteria produce adhesins to facilitate their initial
attachment and to irreversibly glue themselves to the solid substrate. A central molecule …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleotide second messengers in bacterial decision making

CMA Thompson, JG Malone - Current opinion in microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Structural analysis of NSM regulators reveals new mechanisms of NSM
signalling.•NSM proteins binding multiple ligands support crosstalk between signalling …

Biofilms 2015: multidisciplinary approaches shed light into microbial life on surfaces

KL Visick, MA Schembri, F Yildiz… - Journal of Bacteriology, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The 7th ASM Conference on Biofilms was held in Chicago, Illinois, from 24 to 29 October
2015. The conference provided an international forum for biofilm researchers across …