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. 2022 Aug 12;13:955459. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.955459

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Quorum sensing system in Staphylococcus aureus and the interference of natural products on quorum sensing system. AgrD is the precursor of autoinducer peptides (AIP). AIP can be modified by AgrB and secreted into the matrix. AIP secreted by bacteria accumulates in the environment and binds to kinase receptors (AgrC) on the bacterial membrane to transmit signals, activating the related genes’ expression, such as RNAII and RNAIII. RNAIII regulates most QS-related genes, while some genes are controlled by AgrA directly. Emodin inhibited AgrA gene expression and luteolin interfered Agr system.