Polyamines: Emerging players in bacteria–host interactions

ML Di Martino, R Campilongo, M Casalino… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polyamines are small polycationic molecules found in almost all cells and associated with a
wide variety of physiological processes. In recent years it has become increasingly clear
that, in addition to core physiological functions, polyamines play a crucial role in bacterial
pathogenesis. Considerable evidence has built up that bacteria have evolved mechanisms
to turn these molecules to their own advantage and a novel standpoint to look at host–
bacterium interactions emerges from the interplay among polyamines, host cells and …