Intercellular communication via the comX-Inducing Peptide (XIP) of Streptococcus mutans
J. Kaspar, S. A. M. Underhill, R. C. Shields, A. Reyes, S. Rosenzweig, S. J. Hagen, R. A. Burne
This study demonstrates that XIP from Streptococcus mutans functions as an intercellular signal, showing diffusibility and signaling without cell-to-cell contact, with cell lysis enhancing its release.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2017Microbiology