Chemicals and Drugs

Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins

Transmembrane sensor receptor proteins that are central components of the chemotactic systems of a number of motile bacterial species which include ESCHERICHIA COLI and SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins derive their name from a sensory adaptation process which involves methylation at several glutamyl residues in their cytoplasmic domain. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins trigger chemotactic responses across spatial chemical gradients, causing organisms to move either toward favorable stimuli or away from toxic ones.

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Transmembrane sensor receptor proteins that are central components of the chemotactic systems of a number of motile bacterial species which include ESCHERICHIA COLI and SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins derive their name from a sensory adaptation process which involves methylation at several glutamyl residues in their cytoplasmic domain. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins trigger chemotactic responses across spatial chemical gradients, causing organisms to move either toward favorable stimuli or away from toxic ones.

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  • Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein
  • Chemotaxis Protein, Methyl-Accepting
  • Chemotaxis Proteins, Methyl-Accepting
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
  • Protein, Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis
  • Proteins, Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis
  • MACP-I
  • MACP-II
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 1
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 2
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 3
  • Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein I
  • Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein II
  • Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein III
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein I
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein II
  • Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein III

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2017 (1980)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072236. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072236
  2. Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl-accepting_chemotaxis_proteins
  3. Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12061739