Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
"Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072236
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.360.420 D12.776.097.533 D12.776.476.420 D12.776.543.750.054
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| Concept/Terms |
Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins- Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
- Chemotaxis Proteins, Methyl-Accepting
- Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
- Proteins, Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis
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The patA gene product, which contains a region similar to CheY of Escherichia coli, controls heterocyst pattern formation in the cyanobacterium Anabaena 7120. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Jun 15; 89(12):5655-9.