Investigation of two-component signaling systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their roles in the mucus barrier

All living things must be able to sense and respond to signals in their environment in order to grow and survive. For bacteria, a common means through which this occurs is via two-component signaling systems, which are typically comprised of a membrane-bound histidine kinase that senses external cues signals, and a cognate cytoplasmic response regulator that triggers changes in gene expression. The importance of these systems is highlighted by the fact that they have been identified in the vast majority of sequenced bacteria. However, despite their prevalence, much remains to be discovered about these sensory systems. In particular, both the actual processes that these systems control, along with the signals that they sense and respond to, remain poorly characterized in many cases.

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Doctoral

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2021

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• Wang, Benjamin X.

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• Michael T. Laub and Katharina Ribbeck.

• Biology.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130821

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/130821