Bacterial chemotaxis: Unsolved mystery of the flagellar switch

Impressive progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of bacterial chemotaxis and function of the flagellar motor, but how the direction of rotation is reversed by the ‘flagellar switch’ – a central step in chemotaxis – remains obscure and calls for new experimental approaches.

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Published in:Current biology 1998-06, Vol.8 (13), p.R444-R446
Main Authors: Eisenbach, Michael, Caplan, S.Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial Proteins - chemistry
Bacterial Proteins - physiology
Chemotaxis - physiology
Escherichia coli - physiology
Flagella - physiology
Membrane Proteins - chemistry
Membrane Proteins - physiology
Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
Models, Biological
Protein Binding - physiology
Salmonella typhimurium - physiology
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Summary:Impressive progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of bacterial chemotaxis and function of the flagellar motor, but how the direction of rotation is reversed by the ‘flagellar switch’ – a central step in chemotaxis – remains obscure and calls for new experimental approaches.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70288-X