Bacterial chemotaxis systems have cooperatively interacting clusters of transmembrane receptors and signaling proteins to detect, amplify, integrate and adapt to environmental signals. A recent study provides experimental data to construct a new model of the signaling complex.
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Weis, R. Inch by inch, row by row. Nat Struct Mol Biol 13, 382–384 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0506-382
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