Self-Organization of the Escherichia coli Chemotaxis Network Imaged with Super-Resolution Light Microscopy
Author(s) -
Derek Greenfield,
Ann McEvoy,
Hari Shroff,
Gavin E. Crooks,
Ned S. Wingreen,
Eric Betzig,
Jan Liphardt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000137
Subject(s) - chemotaxis , biology , ftsz , escherichia coli , receptor , microbiology and biotechnology , cytoskeleton , biophysics , transmembrane protein , cluster (spacecraft) , cell division , cell , biochemistry , gene , computer science , programming language
Photoactivated localization microscopy analysis of chemotaxis receptors in bacteria suggests that the non-random organization of these proteins results from random self-assembly of clusters without direct cytoskeletal involvement or active transport.
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