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Localization And Expression Of The Aer Receptor In Escherichia Coli, Daniel Salcedo
Localization And Expression Of The Aer Receptor In Escherichia Coli, Daniel Salcedo
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In Escherichia coli, chemotactic movement towards an energetically-favorable environment is mediated by five transmembrane chemoreceptors. These sensory proteins respond to numerous environmental signals, including amino acids, sugars, and pH. The aerotaxis receptor, Aer, is an intracellular sensor that responds to oxygen concentration and other parameters affecting cellular energy levels. Bacterial chemotaxis receptors form dimeric signaling units that organize into tetramers and hexamers and form large clusters at the cell poles. A cluster arrangement could increase receptor sensitivity by lateral communication between dimers, thus amplifying the signal from one dimer. We have shown that Aer forms dimers, trimer of dimers, …