Article
Effect of mutation of potassium-efflux system, KefA, on mechanosensitive channels in the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli.
The Journal of membrane biology - 1 Mar 1996
Cui C, Adler J
Abstract excerpt
The effect of a kefA mutation on the mechanosensitive channels in the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli was established by introducing a mutation of the kefA gene into wild-type E. coli by P1 transduction. The mutation of the kefA gene not only made the cells sensitive to K+ in the medium...
Topics
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Cell Membrane
- Electric Conductivity
- Escherichia coli
- Ion Channels
- Membrane Fluidity
- Mutation
- Potassium
- Pressure