Adaptation Dynamics in Densely Clustered Chemoreceptors
Pontius W, Sneddon MW, Emonet T. Adaptation Dynamics in Densely Clustered Chemoreceptors. PLOS Computational Biology 2013, 9: e1003230. PMID: 24068908, PMCID: PMC3777915, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganisms senseChemotaxis pathwayTransmembrane receptorsNutrient gradientsReceptor methylationProtein abundanceReceptor substrateBacterial chemotaxisReceptor activityModification systemPathway constituentsEscherichia coliIndividual cellsEnvironmental stimuliFunctional robustnessExpression levelsMechanistic relationshipEnzymeModel systemEnzyme kineticsChemotaxis systemPrecise adaptationAdaptation dynamicsReceptor modificationModification kinetics