A mechanism for precision-sensing via a gradient-sensing pathway: A model of Escherichia coli thermotaxis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-82

  Jiang, Lili ^a,b   Ouyang, Qi ^a   Tu, Yuhai ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; MUTANT; REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WILD TYPE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALGORITHMS; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; METHYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 68949125781     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.029     Document Type: Article

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