Methyl transfer in chemotaxis toward sugars by Bacillus subtilis. |
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| Authors: | M S Thoelke J M Casper and G W Ordal |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Urbana 61801. |
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| Abstract: | Like amino acids, the sugars glucose and the nonmetabolizable 2-deoxyglucose caused a turnover of methyl groups on the methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins. These sugars also caused methanol formation on addition. Thus, in contrast to chemotaxis in Escherichia coli, taxis to phosphotransferase sugars by Bacillus subtilis utilizes the methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins. |
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