title: Function, diversity, and evolution of signal transduction in prokaryotes.
abstract: Major areas covered at the Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction (BLAST) meeting included the clustering of chemoreceptors and its significance to signal amplification, organelle biogenesis, motility, developmental responses mediated by "chemotaxis" operons, and advances in two-component signaling mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. rasika@uts.cc.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Rasika M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Harshey
authors.forename: Ikuro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawagishi
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maddock
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kenney
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000235:genetics; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000235:genetics*; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface