Sensory transduction in Escherichia coli: Role of a protein methylation reaction in sensory adaptation
AUTOR(ES)
Goy, Michael F.
RESUMO
The behavioral response of Escherichia coli to the addition of a stimulatory compound is transient; thus the organism undergoes sensory adaptation. When the compound is removed, E. coli undergoes the inverse process, called deadaptation, and very rapidly regains its sensitivity to the stimulus. In this communication we demonstrate that the previously reported methylation of several cytoplasmic membrane proteins is correlated with, and very likely controls, the state of adaptation of the cell.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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