Exploring alternative quorum sensing model structures and quorum quenching strategies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)
摘要
Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication mechanism through which bacteria share information about cell density, and tune gene expression accordingly. Pathogens exploit QS to orchestrate virulence and regulate the expression of genes related to antimicrobial resistance. Despite the vast literature on QS, the properties of the underlying molecular network are not entirely clear. We compare two synthetic QS circuit architectures: in the first, a single positive feedback loop autoinduces the synthesis of the signal molecule; the second includes an additional positive feedback loop enhancing the synthesis of the signal molecule receptor. Our comprehensive analysis of the two systems and their equilibria highlights the differences in the bistable and hysteretic behaviors of the alternative QS structures. Finally, we investigate three different QS inhibition approaches; numerical analysis predicts their effect on the steady-state behavior of the two different QS models, revealing critical parameter thresholds that guarantee an effective QS suppression.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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