Intragenic suppressors of a mutation in the aspartate chemoreceptor gene that abolishes binding of the receptor to methyltransferase.

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In the chemotaxis of Escherichia coli, receptor methylation is the key process of adaptation. The methyltransferase CheR binds to the carboxy-terminal NWETF sequence of major chemoreceptors. The substitution of Ala for Trp of this sequence (W550A) of the aspartate chemoreceptor (Tar) abolishes its CheR-binding ability. In this study, six independent intragenic suppressors of the mutation were isolated. They were...

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