The three adaptation systems of Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis.
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SUBMITTER: Rao CV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3532902 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct
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The three adaptation systems of Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis.
Rao Christopher V CV Glekas George D GD Ordal George W GW
Trends in microbiology 20080904 10
Adaptation has a crucial role in the gradient-sensing mechanism that underlies bacterial chemotaxis. The Escherichia coli chemotaxis pathway uses a single adaptation system involving reversible receptor methylation. In Bacillus subtilis, the chemotaxis pathway seems to use three adaptation systems. One involves reversible receptor methylation, although quite differently than in E. coli. The other two involve CheC, CheD and CheV, which are chemotaxis proteins not found in E. coli. Remarkably, no ...[more]
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