Forces play a pivotal role in life, and the response of live systems to forces requires
molecules and molecular interactions with adequate properties to counteract both in a …

N-Acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) quorum-sensing (QS) signalling is the best-understood
chemical language in proteobacteria. In the last 15 years a large amount of research in …

Soil-dwelling bacteria collectively referred to as rhizobia synthesize and perceive N-acyl-
homoserine lactone (AHL) signals to regulate gene expression in a population density …

Many proteobacteria possess LuxR solos which are quorum sensing LuxR-type regulators
that are not paired with a cognate LuxI-type synthase. LuxR solos have been implicated in …

Quorum sensing is usually thought of as a collective behavior in which all members of a
population partake. However, over the last decade, several reports of phenotypic …

In order to enter symbiosis with its legume partner, Sinorhizobium meliloti requires
regulatory systems for the appropriate responses to its environment. For example, motility is …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have enormous potential for solving some of
the myriad challenges facing our global agricultural system. Intense research efforts are …

Many bacteria use 'quorum sensing'(QS) as a mechanism to regulate gene induction in a
population-dependent manner. In its simplest sense this involves the accumulation of a …

In Sinorhizobium meliloti, the production of exopolysaccharides such as succinoglycan and
exopolysaccharide II (EPS II) enables the bacterium to invade root nodules on Medicago …

Biomolecular interactions are at the base of all physical processes within living organisms;
the study of these interactions has led to the development of a plethora of different methods …