2014
Adaptability of non-genetic diversity in bacterial chemotaxis
Frankel NW, Pontius W, Dufour YS, Long J, Hernandez-Nunez L, Emonet T. Adaptability of non-genetic diversity in bacterial chemotaxis. ELife 2014, 3: e03526. PMID: 25279698, PMCID: PMC4210811, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene regulationNon-genetic diversityBacterial chemotaxis systemHeritable controlChemotaxis systemSelectable traitAdvantageous diversityEnvironmental variationBacterial chemotaxisEnvironmental variabilityClonal populationsDiverse environmentsDiversityE. coliProtein levelsMutationsDifferent environmentsRegulationForagingTraitsColiDiversificationBacteriaColonizationPopulation
2013
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