Bacterial chemotaxis: Unsolved mystery of the flagellar switch

被引:25
作者
Eisenbach, M [1 ]
Caplan, SR [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Biol Chem, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70288-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
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. (C) Current Biology Ltd.
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