Ligand-induced asymmetry in histidine sensor kinase complex regulates quorum sensing.
Neiditch, M.B., Federle, M.J., Pompeani, A.J., Kelly, R.C., Swem, D.L., Jeffrey, P.D., Bassler, B.L., Hughson, F.M.(2006) Cell 126: 1095-1108
- PubMed: 16990134 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.07.032
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2HJ9, 2HJE - PubMed Abstract: 
Bacteria sense their environment using receptors of the histidine sensor kinase family, but how kinase activity is regulated by ligand binding is not well understood. Autoinducer-2 (AI-2), a secreted signaling molecule originally identified in studies of the marine bacterium Vibrio harveyi, regulates quorum-sensing responses and allows communication between different bacterial species ...