B. Bassler

Synergy between c-di-GMP and quorum-sensing signaling in Vibrio cholerae biofilm morphogenesis

This study shows that AI-2 and norspermidine synergistically enhance biofilm formation in V. cholerae by modulating c-di-GMP signaling and quorum sensing.

The Protein Interaction Networks of Catalytically-Active and Catalytically-Inactive PqsE in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This paper identifies protein interactions of catalytically-active and inactive PqsE variants in P. aeruginosa, showing that catalytic activity influences specific interactions and that RhlR may compete with other proteins for PqsE binding.

Bacterial LomR Induces the Vibriophage VP882 VqmA-Directed Quorum-Sensing Lysogeny-Lysis Transition

This paper identifies LomR, OmpX, and OmpT as bacterial proteins that induce phage lysis by triggering quorum-sensing in vibriophages.

Secreted Proteases Control the Timing of Aggregative Community Formation in Vibrio cholerae

The paper identifies four extracellular proteases that control the timing of void formation and aggregation in Vibrio cholerae, revealing a redundant mechanism for community formation.

Phage infection restores PQS signaling and enhances growth of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasI quorum-sensing mutant

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Requires CFF1 to Produce 4-hydroxy-5-methylfuran-3(2H)-one, a Mimic of the Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer AI-2

The paper identifies Cff1p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as essential for producing MHF, an AI-2 mimic that enables inter-domain communication via LuxP.

The intra-genus and inter-species quorum-sensing autoinducers exert distinct control over Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation and dispersal

This paper investigates how two quorum-sensing autoinducers in V. cholerae, CAI-1 and AI-2, control biofilm formation and dispersal through distinct mechanisms.