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Abstract

Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a near universal signaling molecule produced by diguanylate cyclases that can direct a variety of bacterial behaviors. A major area of research over the last several years has been aimed at understanding how a cell with dozens of diguanylate cyclases can deploy a given subset of them to produce a desired phenotypic outcome without undesired cross talk between c-di-GMP-dependent systems. Several models have been put forward to address this question, including specificity of cyclase activation, tuned binding constants of effector proteins, and physical interaction between cyclases and effectors. Additionally, recent evidence has suggested that there may be a link between the catalytic state of a cyclase and its physical contact with an effector. This review highlights several key studies, examines the proposed global and local models of c-di-GMP signaling specificity in bacteria, and attempts to identify the most fruitful steps that can be taken to better understand how dynamic networks of sibling cyclases and effector proteins result in sensible outputs that govern cellular behavior.

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