Editing Quorum sensing (section)

===Mimicry===

Two groups of well-known mimicking molecules include [[halogenated furanone]]s, which mimic AHL molecules, and synthetic Al peptides (AIPs), which mimic naturally occurring AIPs. These groups inhibit receptors from binding substrate or decrease the concentration of receptors in the cell.<ref name=":32" /> Furanones have also been found to act on AHL-dependant transcriptional activity, whereby the half life of the [[autoinducer]]-binding LuxR protein is significantly shortened.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Manefield M, Rasmussen TB, Henzter M, Andersen JB, Steinberg P, Kjelleberg S, Givskov M | title = Halogenated furanones inhibit quorum sensing through accelerated LuxR turnover | journal = Microbiology | volume = 148 | issue = Pt 4 | pages = 1119–1127 | date = April 2002 | pmid = 11932456 | doi = 10.1099/00221287-148-4-1119 | doi-access = free }}</ref>