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Adaptation and control circuits in bacterial chemotaxis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20863296     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bacteria are capable of sensing and responding to changes in their environment. One of the ways they do this is via chemotaxis, regulating swimming behaviour. The chemotaxis pathway senses chemoattractant gradients and uses a feedback loop to change the bacterial swimming pattern; this feedback loop differs in detail between species. In the present article, we summarize the current understanding of the regulatory mechanisms in three species and how these pathways can be viewed and analysed through the ideas of feedback control systems engineering.
Authors:
Mark A J Roberts; Antonis Papachristodoulou; Judith P Armitage
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemical Society transactions     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1470-8752     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. Soc. Trans.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-24     Completed Date:  2011-01-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506897     Medline TA:  Biochem Soc Trans     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1265-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Control Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK. mark.roberts@bioch.ox.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacteria / genetics,  metabolism*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Chemotaxis / genetics,  physiology*
Flagella / metabolism,  physiology
Membrane Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Models, Biological
Signal Transduction / genetics,  physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins

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