Motility and chemotaxis

Parent categories	4. Lifestyles 4.1. Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles
Neighbouring categories	4.1.1. Motility and chemotaxis 4.1.2. Biofilm formation 4.1.3. Genetic competence
Related categories	none
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

Signal transduction in motility and chemotaxis

Soluble signalling proteins

• cheA
• cheB
• cheC
• cheD
• cheR
• cheY

Coupling proteins

• cheV
• cheW

Soluble chemoreceptors

• hemAT
• yfmS

Membrane-bound chemoreceptors

• mcpA
• mcpB
• mcpC
• tlpA
• tlpB
• tlpC
• yoaH
• yvaQ

= Additional chemotaxis signal transduction proteins=

• epr
• epsE
• flgM
• fliY
• luxS
• sigD
• swrAA/1
• swrB

Flagellar proteins

• flgB
• flgC
• flgE
• flgK
• flgL
• flhA
• flhB
• flhF
• flhO
• flhP
• fliD
• fliE
• fliF
• fliG
• fliH
• fliI
• fliJ
• fliK
• fliL
• fliM
• fliP
• fliQ
• fliR
• fliS
• fliT
• fliW
• fliY
• fliZ
• hag
• motA
• motB
• motP
• motS

Flagellar proteins/ based on similarity

• ylqH
• ylxG
• yvyC
• yvyF
• yvyG
• yvzB

Motility and chemotaxis/ other

• lytC
• smiA
• ylxH

Key reviews

Christopher V Rao, George D Glekas, George W Ordal
The three adaptation systems of Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis.
Trends Microbiol: 2008, 16(10);480-7
[PubMed:18774298] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hendrik Szurmant, George W Ordal
Diversity in chemotaxis mechanisms among the bacteria and archaea.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2004, 68(2);301-19
[PubMed:15187186] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L F Garrity, G W Ordal
Chemotaxis in Bacillus subtilis: how bacteria monitor environmental signals.
Pharmacol Ther: 1995, 68(1);87-104
[PubMed:8604438] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)