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Establishment of a High-throughput Setup for Screening Small Molecules That Modulate c-di-GMP Signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Published on: June 30, 2016
[c-di-AMP regulates bacterial biofilm formation]
Xian Peng1, Jiyao Li1,2, Xin Xu1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
Bacterial biofilm plays an important role in persistent microbial infection. Delineation of the formation and development of bacterial biofilm would provide a promising strategy to treat recalcitrant infection. c-di-AMP (Cyclic diadenosine monophosphate) is a recently identified second messenger of bacteria and involved in plethora of bacterial activities, including cell growth, cell wall homeostasis, biofilm formation and microbial pathogenicity. Here we review the recent literature pertinent to the role and molecular mechanisms of c-di-AMP in regulating biofilm formation of bacteria. The potential application of c-di-AMP and its related proteins in the development of novel antimicrobial therapeutics has also been discussed.
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