摘要
群体感应(Quorum sensing,QS)是细菌细胞间通过信号分子互相交流的一种现象,细菌细胞通过分泌并感应特定的信号分子浓度,当信号分子浓度达到一定阈值时,细菌细胞会启动特定基因尤其是很多致病基因的表达,这就给防治某些植物、动物性疾病提供了一种新思维。群体淬灭(Quorum quenching,QQ)就是基于群体感应而提出的,它主要是通过分解细菌细胞所产生的信号分子,使信号分子浓度在阈值之内,从而使细菌无法表达特定致病因子,进而防治病害的一种方法,群体淬灭酶是研究的最多也是最有效的淬灭途径。到目前为止,很多群体淬灭酶已经被分离出来。系统总结了群体淬灭酶的种类、特性、催化机制和生理功能方面的进展。
Quorum sensing（QS）is a phenomenon of intercellular communication of bacteria via signal molecules. Bacteria secrete the specific signal molecules and respond to them, and bacterial cells enable the expression of specific genes, especially disease-causing genes while the signal molecules accumulate to a threshold concentration. This provides a new thought to prevent plants and animals from bacterial pathogenicity. Quorum quenching（QQ）based on QS system is a schema to decompose the signal molecules beyond the threshold concentration, and therefore represses the expression of specific virulence gene, so finally the prevention and control of diseases are achieved. The enzymes of QQ have been explored the most and also proved to be the most effective ways of quenching. To date, many QQ enzymes have been isolated successfully. Here we review progress on QQ enzymes with aspects of their type, property, catalytic mechanism, and physiologic function.
出处
《生物技术通报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2015年第10期48-55,共8页
Biotechnology Bulletin
基金
国家基金委青年科学基金项目(41306142)
