Article
Osmotic stress mechanically perturbs chemoreceptors in Escherichia coli.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Jan 2006
Vaknin Ady, Berg Howard C
Abstract excerpt
Two-component signaling systems play a major role in the long-term adaptation of microorganisms to changes in osmolarity, but how osmoreceptors work is not well understood. Temporal changes in solute concentration are sensed by the chemotaxis system in Escherichia coli, enabling these bacteria to avoid regions of high osmolarity. To study how osmolarity is detected in this system, we fused yellow fluorescent...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
