In the case of early-entrants – Western multinationals in the 1950s and Japanese in the 1980s – the Production competence played a key role for successful internationalization. Thus, the focus of the study is the role that the Production competence plays in the internationalization of late-entrants, the emerging country multinationals.
In Streptococcus mutans, the system is involved in bacteriocin production, competence regulation, biofilm formation, and tolerance to environmental stresses [ 26- 30].
This was exemplified by reciprocal effects of the two forms of DegU on exoprotease production and competence [9].
QS-controlled behaviours include bioluminescence, biofilm formation, virulence, antimicrobial compound production and competence [ 83– 86].
Kreth J, Merritt J, Shi W, Qi F: Co-ordinated bacteriocin production and competence development: a possible mechanism for taking up DNA from neighbouring species.
Existing expression data in zebrafish suggest the hypothesis that the BMP -- Wnt -- Cdx -- Hox pathway identified by Lengerke et al. (2008) [ 48] may correspond to some aspect of paraxial mesoderm signal production (or competence enabling signal production) in zebrafish.
Further genetic analyses will shed light on the possible specialized function(s) (e.g., matrix-production or competence for mating) of this cellular phenotype.
The quorum-sensing system in Streptococcus mutans represents a unique regulatory mechanism, since this system regulates both bacteriocin production and genetic competence [ 2, 6, 7].
By analyzing these peptides, we have identified several signaling peptide agonists that activate quorum-sensing cascade for induction of bacteriocin production and genetic competence in S. mutans.
The biological processes under the regulation of CRP are highly diverse, including energy metabolism [ 3, 4], cell division and development [ 5], toxin production [ 1], competence development [ 6], quorum sensing [ 7] and cellular motility [ 8, 9].
