title: Protein phosphorylation in chemotaxis and two-component regulatory systems of bacteria.
abstract: Two-component regulatory systems appear to be widespread in bacteria. Phosphorylation has been demonstrated in three of the known systems and correlated with in vivo function in two cases (Che and Ntr). Although phosphorylation of sensor and regulator proteins has so far been observed exclusively in vitro, transient protein phosphorylation could provide a basis for the mechanism of signal transduction in these bacterial systems. There is currently insufficient evidence, however, to establish the precise functional relationship(s) between the conserved sensor and regulator sequences, phosphorylation, and the detailed mechanism involved in signal transduction via the sensor and regulator proteins.
authors.affiliation: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bourret
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Borkovich
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pakula
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D002633:Chemotaxis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018272:Porins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D018272:Porins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface