A small periplasmic protein governs broad physiological adaptations in Vibrio cholerae via regulation of the DbfRS two-component system
My Hong Hoai Nguyen, Charles Agbavor, Anjali Steenhaut, M. R. Pratyush, Natalia Luisa Hiller, Laty A. Cahoon, Irina V. Mikheyeva, Wai‐Leung Ng, Andrew A. Bridges
This study identifies DbfQ as a periplasmic protein that modulates the DbfRS two-component system in Vibrio cholerae, affecting biofilm dispersal and transcriptional responses to environmental stress.
Nature Communications · Dec 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology