Sex pheromones and plasmid transfer in Enterococcus faecalis
dc.contributor.author | Clewell, Don B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Weaver, Keith E. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-07T20:49:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-07T20:49:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989-05 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Clewell, Don B., Weaver, Keith E. (1989/05)."Sex pheromones and plasmid transfer in Enterococcus faecalis." Plasmid 21(3): 175-184. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/27943> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WPF-4DP5K7Y-52/2/97b5ba385946f85a0227bf7770678353 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/27943 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=2550976&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Plasmid-free Enterococcus faecalis excrete peptides (sex pheromones) which specifically induce a mating response in strains harboring certain conjugative plasmids. The response is characterized by the synthesis of a "fuzzy" surface material, visible by electron microscopy, which is believed to facilitate the aggregation of donors and recipients. Transconjugants which receive a specific plasmid shut down the production of endogenous pheromone; however, they continue to produce pheromones specific for donors harboring different classes of plasmids. In this review, we summarize what is known about the biochemistry and genetics of this phenomenon. Some emphasis is given to the hemolysin plasmid pAD1 and the regulation of its conjugal transfer. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.title | Sex pheromones and plasmid transfer in Enterococcus faecalis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Genetics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Biological Chemistry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Departments of Biologic/Materials Sciences and Microbiology/Immunology, Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and The Dental Research Institute, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Departments of Biologic/Materials Sciences and Microbiology/Immunology, Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and The Dental Research Institute, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 2550976 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/27943/1/0000372.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0147-619X(89)90041-3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Plasmid | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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