Part:BBa_C0020

CheY "tumbling" chemotaxis coding sequence

This part codes for CheY, a protein used by E. coli for chemotaxis. Increased concentrations of CheY has been shown to make E. coli tumble more.

Usage and Biology

CheY is phosphorolated by CheA-P to become CheY-P. CheY-P then binds to the motor of flagella in E. coli, making it spin counter clockwise more. This makes the organism tumble more, as opposed to going straight.

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
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]