A direct-sensing galactose chemoreceptor recently evolved in invasive strains of Campylobacter jejuni

Christopher J. Day; Rebecca M. King; Lucy K. Shewell; Greg Tram; Tahria Najnin; Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell; Jennifer C. Wilson; Aaron D. Fleetwood; Igor B. Zhulin; Victoria Korolik

doi:10.1038/ncomms13206

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

A direct-sensing galactose chemoreceptor recently evolved in invasive strains of Campylobacter jejuni

Christopher J. Day,
Rebecca M. King,
Lucy K. Shewell,
Greg Tram,
Tahria Najnin,
Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell,
Jennifer C. Wilson,
Aaron D. Fleetwood,
Igor B. Zhulin,
Victoria Korolik

Affiliations

Christopher J. Day: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Rebecca M. King: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Lucy K. Shewell: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Greg Tram: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Tahria Najnin: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Jennifer C. Wilson: School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Aaron D. Fleetwood: Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee
Igor B. Zhulin: Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee
Victoria Korolik: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13206
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Some virulent strains of Campylobacter jejuni possess a putative chemotaxis receptor, Tlp11, of unknown function. Here the authors show that Tlp11 specifically interacts with galactose and is required for the chemotaxis response of C. jejunito galactose.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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