Open AccessInter-kingdom cross-talk: the example of prokaryotes - eukaryotes communication
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
biointerface research in applied chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2069-5837
DOI - 10.33263/briac13.095110
Subject(s) - multicellular organism , biology , signalling , microorganism , chemical communication , intracellular , bacteria , signalling pathways , biofilm , computational biology , evolutionary biology , communication , ecology , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , psychology , pheromone
Some interactions between prokaryotes and between prokaryotes and eukaryotes are wellknown, but the intimate mechanisms of intercellular communication still remain fullyunknown. Unicellular bacteria behave as multicellular organisms through intercellularcommunication. Microorganisms and their hosts communicate with each other by an array of chemical compounds (e.g. hormones and hormone-like molecules). Language and cross-talk between microorganisms and between them and their hosts determine specific behaviors. Inter-kingdom signalling has broad implications to evolution and human health, modulation of communication pathways being considered an effective future therapeutic approach.