THE ROLE OF ADENYLATE CYCLASE IN GLIDING MOTILITY IN FLAVOBACTERIUM JOHNSONIAE Presentation uri icon

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  • Adenylate cyclase is a regulatory enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP (cAMP). In E. coli cAMP plays a major role in catabolite repression, regulating genes required for digestion of different carbon sources. Studies have also demonstrated that cAMP is necessary for the synthesis of flagellar components. F. johnsoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Bacteroidetes phylum and a model organism for studying gliding motility in this phylum. This study aimed to disrupt adenylate cyclase (fjoh_2791) and determine the effect of cAMP production on gliding motility and metabolism in F. johnsoniae.

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  • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30

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