Part:BBa_K777000

Tar receptor

The transmembrane chemoreceptor Tar of E. coli mediates chemotaxis towards aspartate and exists as a functional homodimer.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]

  Illegal AgeI site found at 1282
  
• 1000
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

  Illegal SapI.rc site found at 111
  

Fig. 2: Plasmid map of K777000 in pSB1C3

3D structure of Tar chemoreceptor

Fig. 3: Tar chemoreceptor 3D structure.

Figure 1 represents the non quikchanged Tar chemoreceptor binding aspartate within its binding site and was constructed using the software PYMOL (PDB ID:1WAT).