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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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 1998-06, Vol.8 (13), p.R444-R446
Hauptverfasser:	Eisenbach, Michael, Caplan, S.Roy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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