MeSH definition : Transmembrane sensor receptor proteins that are central components of the chemotactic
systems of a number of motile bacterial species which include ESCHERICHIA COLI and
SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins derive their name from
a sensory adaptation process which involves methylation at several glutamyl residues
in their cytoplasmic domain. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins trigger chemotactic
responses across spatial chemical gradients, causing organisms to move either toward
favorable stimuli or away from toxic ones.;
DeCS synonym : Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 3; Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 2; Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein 1; Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein II; Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein III; Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein I;
MeSH hyponym : Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein II; MACP-II; Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein I; MACP-I; Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Protein III;
Transmembrane sensor receptor proteins that are central components of the chemotactic
systems of a number of motile bacterial species which include ESCHERICHIA COLI and
SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins derive their name from
a sensory adaptation process which involves methylation at several glutamyl residues
in their cytoplasmic domain. Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins trigger chemotactic
responses across spatial chemical gradients, causing organisms to move either toward
favorable stimuli or away from toxic ones.