Quorum Sensing Peptides Selectively Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier.

Bacteria communicate with each other by the use of signaling molecules, a process called 'quorum sensing'. One group of quorum sensing molecules includes the oligopeptides, which are mainly produced by Gram-positive bacteria. Recently, these quorum sensing peptides were found to biological...

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Main Authors: Evelien Wynendaele, Frederick Verbeke, Sofie Stalmans, Bert Gevaert, Yorick Janssens, Christophe Van De Wiele, Kathelijne Peremans, Christian Burvenich, Bart De Spiegeleer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4633044?pdf=render