Abstract:
:A coordinated response to a complex and dynamic environment requires an organism to simultaneously monitor and interpret multiple signaling cues. In bacteria and some eukaryotes, environmental responses depend on the histidine autokinases (HKs). For example, VirA, a large integral membrane HK from Agrobacterium tumefaciens, regulates the expression of virulence genes in response to signals from multiple molecular classes (phenol, pH, and sugar). The ability of this pathogen to perceive inputs from different known host signals within a single protein receptor provides an opportunity to understand the mechanisms of signal integration. Here we exploited the conserved domain organization of the HKs and engineered chimeric kinases to explore the signaling mechanisms of phenol sensing and pH/sugar integration. Our data implicate a piston-assisted rotation of coiled coils for integration of multiple inputs and regulation of critical responses during pathogenesis.
journal_name
J Bacterioljournal_title
Journal of bacteriologyauthors
Gao R,Lynn DGdoi
10.1128/JB.00459-07subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-08-01 00:00:00pages
6048-56issue
16eissn
0021-9193issn
1098-5530pii
JB.00459-07journal_volume
189pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
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更新日期:1970-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
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更新日期:1965-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/jb.174.16.5332-5339.1992
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of bacteriology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JB.120.1.101-105.1974
更新日期:1974-10-01 00:00:00