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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins

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Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins  

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  • Chemotaxis Protein, Methyl-Accepting
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein
  • Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein
  • Protein, Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis

Scope note

  • Transmembrane sensor receptor proteins that are central components of the chemotactic systems of a number of motile bacterial species which include ESCHERICHIA COLI and SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins derive their name from a sensory adaptation process which involves methylation at several glutamyl residues in their cytoplasmic domain. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins trigger chemotactic responses across spatial chemical gradients, causing organisms to move either toward favorable stimuli or away from toxic ones.

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  • 2017 (1980)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000072236

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