Inverted signaling by bacterial chemotaxis receptors
Bacteria use chemotaxis receptors to perceive environmental factors. Here, the authors show that mutations in a chemotaxis receptor can invert the sensory response, e.g. from attractant to repellent, and use these mutants to map regions that enable the receptor to sense multiple environmental factor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05335-w |
Summary: | Bacteria use chemotaxis receptors to perceive environmental factors. Here, the authors show that mutations in a chemotaxis receptor can invert the sensory response, e.g. from attractant to repellent, and use these mutants to map regions that enable the receptor to sense multiple environmental factors. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |