Intelligent mechanisms in E. coli in processing carbon sources

Authors
Zhongyuan Tian, Hiroshi Matsuno
Corresponding Author
Zhongyuan Tian
Available Online 30 June 2014.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.2014.1.1.4
Keywords
chemotaxis, PTS, ATP, ppGpp, the central dogma, post translation
Abstract
E. coli is “wise” enough to take suitable responding time, and suitable responding behaviors, when facing different kinds and intensities of stimulations. In a network of glycogen metabolism, a shorter time stimuli result in the post translation level reactions for quicker response, and a longer time stimuli will activate more time consuming the central dogma level reactions. In addition, different intensities of signals caused by different actions was illustrated by using gene products expression system based on ppGpp concentration.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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