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. 1989 Nov;86(22):8703-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.22.8703.

Role of CheW protein in coupling membrane receptors to the intracellular signaling system of bacterial chemotaxis

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Role of CheW protein in coupling membrane receptors to the intracellular signaling system of bacterial chemotaxis

J D Liu et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Nov.

Abstract

Chemotactic behavior in Escherichia coli is mediated by membrane-associated chemoreceptors that transmit sensory signals to the flagellar motors through an intracellular signaling system, which appears to involve a protein phosphorylation cascade. This study concerns the role of CheW, a cytoplasmic protein, in coupling methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs), the major class of membrane receptors, to the intracellular signaling system. Steady-state flagellar rotation behavior was examined in a series of strains with different combinations and relative amounts of CheW, MCPs, and other signaling components. At normal expression levels, CheW stimulated clockwise rotation, and receptors appeared to enhance this stimulatory effect. At high expression levels, MCPs inhibited clockwise rotation, and CheW appeared to augment this inhibitory effect. Since overexpression of CheW or MCP molecules had the same behavioral effect as their absence, chemoreceptors probably use CheW to modulate two distinct signals, one that stimulates and one that inhibits the intracellular phosphorylation cascade.

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