Signal Transduction: Bacterial Thermometer Works by Measuring Membrane Thickness
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Cells detect external chemical stimuli by directly binding a signaling molecule, but the strategies used by cells to detect and respond to non-chemical cues have been mysterious. Recent work suggests that a bacterial protein detects changes in environmental temperature by physically measuring membrane thickness.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010