Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | CDS
Coding
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Description
Luminescence expression, S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase, autoinducer 2 (Al-2) synthesis. LuxS is acid-inducible and functions in quorum sensing. Specifically, E. Coli luxS is capable of inducing V.harveyi luminescence. The products of LuxS are homocysteine and A1-2 precursor DPD. Key player in the study of quorum sensing amongst bacteria.
Notes
Purely theoretical and untested; this particular gene was chosen out of interest (rather than tailored to the project)
Source
EcoGene EG12712 genomic sequence