3OC6HSL

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Full name: 3-oxohexanoyl-homoserine lactone
Source organism: V. fischeri
Synthase: LuxI
Action: Binds to the LuxR gene product of the Lux operon. The resulting complex can bind to the lux box and modulate transcription from the lux promoters.
Source: Sigma Aldrich (#K3007)
Notes: Currently one of the best studied small signaling molecules of the acyl-homoserine lactone family.
References:

  1. Engebrecht J and Silverman M. Identification of genes and gene products necessary for bacterial bioluminescence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1984 Jul; 81(13) 4154-8. pmid:6377310. PubMed HubMed [Engebrecht]
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