Table 1.

Brucella genes regulated by the quorum sensing network

Type IV secretion system	Refs
Type IV secretion system	[16,19]
Effector proteins VceA and VceC	[20]
Flagella
Flagellin (FliC)	[20]
FliF and FlgE	[16]
MotA, MotB, and MotD	[19]
FlhB and FlgJ	[19]
Transcriptional regulators
OmpR(EnvZ)	[20]
Flagellar master regulator (FtcR)	[17]
Eight uncharacterized regulators	[19,20]
Cell envelope biogenesis
Oxoacyl acyl carrier protein reductase	[19]
1-acyl-SN-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase	[20]
Two glycosyltransferases	[19]
Bacteroid development protein BacA	[19]
Cyclic β 1,2-glucan synthetase (Cgs)	[20]
Glucosamine fuctose 6 phosphate aminotransferase	[19]
UDP glucose 4 epimerase	[19]
GDP mannose 4,6-dehydratase	[19]
Signal transduction
Sensory transduction histidine kinase	[19]
Two-component system sensor	[19]
Other
Biotin synthesis protein BioC	[20]
Carbonic anhydrase	[20]
Soluble lytic murein transglycosylase	[19]
Glutathione S-transferase III	[20]
Efflux protein, LysE family, putative	[19]
Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase iron	[19]
Putative exported protein BopA	[19,20]
Osmotically inducible protein C	[19]
Proline dehydrogenase	[19]
Five hypothetical proteins	[19,20]