Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | engineered_region
Signalling
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Description
LuxS is a synthase for the AI-2 quorum sensing system. This protein is involved in the production of small molecules that are readily absorbed by multiple species of bacteria. LuxS can be used as part of a positive feedback loop in cell to cell signaling.
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Source
The LuxS sequence was pulled from E. coli MG1655 by predesigned primers.