Molecular Playground/Bacterial Chemotaxis Complex
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| - | <applet load='3UR1' size='400' color='white' frame='true' align='right' caption='Ternary complex | + | <applet load='3UR1' size='400' color='white' frame='true' align='right' caption='Ternary complex of the truncated receptor (gray), CheA (blue), and CheW (cyan) [[3UR1]]' scene='57/571407/Single_ternary_complex/1'/> |
One of the [[CBI Molecules]] being studied in the [http://www.umass.edu/cbi/ University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program] at UMass Amherst. | One of the [[CBI Molecules]] being studied in the [http://www.umass.edu/cbi/ University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program] at UMass Amherst. | ||
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| + | Bacterial chemotaxis is a method for cells to sense and adapt to chemicals in their environment. It is carried out by large arrays of membrane associated multi-protein complexes that form at the poles of the cells. The major players involved are the receptor, histidine kinase CheA, and adaptor protein CheW. Upon ligand binding to the receptor – be it attractant or repellant – a signal is relayed to CheA, which subsequently phosphorylates CheY | ||
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One of the CBI Molecules being studied in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program at UMass Amherst.
Bacterial chemotaxis is a method for cells to sense and adapt to chemicals in their environment. It is carried out by large arrays of membrane associated multi-protein complexes that form at the poles of the cells. The major players involved are the receptor, histidine kinase CheA, and adaptor protein CheW. Upon ligand binding to the receptor – be it attractant or repellant – a signal is relayed to CheA, which subsequently phosphorylates CheY
