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  Determinants of chemoreceptor cluster formation in Escherichia coli

Kentner, D., Thiem, S., Hildenbeutel, M., & Sourjik, V. (2006). Determinants of chemoreceptor cluster formation in Escherichia coli. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 61(2), 407-417. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05250.x.

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Kentner, David1, Author
Thiem, Sebastian1, Author
Hildenbeutel, Markus1, Author
Sourjik, Victor2, Author                 
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2Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, ou_persistent22              

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 Abstract: Chemotactic stimuli in bacteria are sensed by large sensory complexes, or receptor clusters, that consist of tens of thousands of proteins. Receptor clusters appear to play a key role in signal processing, but their structure remains poorly understood. Here we used fluorescent protein fusions to study in vivo formation of the cluster core, which consists of receptors, a kinase CheA and an assisting protein CheW. We show that receptors aggregate through their cytoplasmic domains even in the absence of other chemotaxis proteins. Clustering is further enhanced by the binding of CheW. Surprisingly, we observed that some fragments of CheA bind receptor clusters well in the absence of CheW, although the latter does assist the binding of full-length CheA. The resulting mode of receptor cluster formation is consistent with an experimentally observed flexible stoichiometry of chemosensory complexes and with assumptions of recently proposed computer models of signal processing in chemotaxis.

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Title: MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 61 (2) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 407 - 417 Identifier: ISSN: 0950-382X