Transporters as information processors in bacterial signalling pathways

What is it about?

Transporters, in addition to their essential roles in nutrient uptake and extrusion of toxic compounds, can have secondary functions as sensors and information processors in bacterial signalling pathways. We here review recent advances in our understanding of such pathways and discuss the dynamic behavior of hallmark examples. We highlight how such a strategy enables the cell to integrate information about its external conditions with its current physiological state.

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