Repurposing a macromolecular machine: Architecture and evolution of the F7 chemosensory system
D. R. Ortega, P. Subramanian, P. Mann, A. Kjaer, S. Chen, K. J. Watts, S. Pirbadian, D. A. Collins, R. Kooger, M. G. Kalyuzhnaya, S. Ringgaard, A. Briegel, G. J. Jensen
The paper traces the evolutionary origin of the F7 chemosensory system in E. coli by analyzing ancestral forms in related bacteria and identifying structural and functional changes.
Nature Communications · Apr 27, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology