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Identification of a Vibrio cholerae chemoreceptor that senses taurine and amino acids as attractants.
Scientific reports - 16 Feb 2016
Nishiyama So-ichiro, Takahashi Yohei, Yamamoto Kentaro, Suzuki Daisuke, Itoh Yasuaki, Sumita Kazumasa, Uchida Yumiko, Homma Michio, Imada Katsumi, Kawagishi Ikuro
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, was found to be attracted by taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a major constituent of human bile. Mlp37, the closest homolog of the previously identified amino acid chemoreceptor Mlp24, was found to mediate taxis to taurine as well as L-serine, L-alanine, L-arginine, and other amino acids. Methylation of Mlp37 was enhanced upon the addition of taurine and...
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