Can the natural diversity of quorum-sensing advance synthetic biology?
Quorum-sensing networks enable bacteria to sense and respond to chemical signals
produced by neighboring bacteria. They are widespread: over 100 morphologically and …
produced by neighboring bacteria. They are widespread: over 100 morphologically and …
Potential role of probiotics in reducing Clostridioides difficile virulence: Interference with quorum sensing systems
Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria may cause disease after the normally protective
microbiome is disrupted (typically by antibiotic exposure). Clostridioides difficile is one such …
microbiome is disrupted (typically by antibiotic exposure). Clostridioides difficile is one such …
Phenotypic memory in quorum sensing
Quorum sensing (QS) is a regulatory mechanism used by bacteria to coordinate group
behavior in response to high cell densities. During QS, cells monitor the concentration of …
behavior in response to high cell densities. During QS, cells monitor the concentration of …
Macroscopic quorum sensing sustains differentiating embryonic stem cells
H Daneshpour, P Van den Bersselaar… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells can secrete molecules that help each other's replication. In cell cultures, chemical
signals might diffuse only within a cell colony or between colonies. A chemical signal's …
signals might diffuse only within a cell colony or between colonies. A chemical signal's …
Integration of metabolic and quorum sensing signals governing the decision to cooperate in a bacterial social trait
Many unicellular organisms live in multicellular communities that rely on cooperation
between cells. However, cooperative traits are vulnerable to exploitation by non-cooperators …
between cells. However, cooperative traits are vulnerable to exploitation by non-cooperators …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular-level tuning of cellular autonomy controls the collective behaviors of cell populations
A rigorous understanding of how multicellular behaviors arise from the actions of single cells
requires quantitative frameworks that bridge the gap between genetic circuits, the …
requires quantitative frameworks that bridge the gap between genetic circuits, the …
Cooperative growth in microbial communities is a driver of multistability
Microbial communities often exhibit more than one possible stable composition for the same
set of external conditions. In the human microbiome, these persistent changes in species …
set of external conditions. In the human microbiome, these persistent changes in species …
An Engineered Device for Indoleacetic Acid Production under Quorum Sensing Signals Enables Cupriavidus pinatubonensis JMP134 To Stimulate Plant Growth
The environmental effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have encouraged the quest
for new strategies to increase crop productivity with minimal impacts on the natural medium …
for new strategies to increase crop productivity with minimal impacts on the natural medium …
Microbial communication via quorum sensing
Chemical communication enables microbes to probe local cell density and coordinate
collective behavior through a process known as quorum sensing (QS). In QS, microbes …
collective behavior through a process known as quorum sensing (QS). In QS, microbes …
Queuing models for abstracting interactions in bacterial communities
Microbial communities play a significant role in bioremediation, plant growth, human and
animal digestion, global elemental cycles including the carbon-cycle, and water treatment …
animal digestion, global elemental cycles including the carbon-cycle, and water treatment …