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Towards Understanding Signal Transmission in the Bacterial Chemotaxis Histidine Kinase CheA

Author:
Wang, Xiqing
Degree Grantor:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Chemistry
Degree Supervisor:
Frederick W. Dahlquist
Place of Publication:
[Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Publisher:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Creation Date:
2013
Issued Date:
2013
Topics:
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, General, and Biology, Microbiology
Genres:
Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
Dissertation:
Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
Description:

During bacterial chemotaxis, motile bacteria modulate their swimming behavior in response to environmental stimuli. At the molecular level, a histidine kinase, CheA, acts as an input-output element that couples sensory information to the swimming behavior of a bacterium. This thesis focuses on the signal transmission in the domains of CheA, including identification of the interaction site between CheA's regulatory domain and the cytoplasmic domain of chemoreceptor, establishment of the roles of two interdomain linkers in the signal transduction pathway, and the elucidation of how the interdomain linker that connects the dimerization and ATP-binding domains assumes its functional role. These findings extend our understanding of the chemotaxis signal transduction pathway.

Physical Description:
1 online resource (100 pages)
Format:
Text
Collection(s):
UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
ARK:
ark:/48907/f38p5xm9
ISBN:
9781303541070
Catalog System Number:
990040925440203776
Rights:
Inc.icon only.dark In Copyright
Copyright Holder:
Xiqing Wang
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