Title: Bacterial physiology: Bacillus takes the temperature.
Authors: Wootton, Lucie
Abstract: The article highlights a research conducted by L. E. Cybulski and colleagues regarding Bacillus subtilis in the U.S. The study shows that autophosphorylation of the histidine kinase thermosensor DesK at low temperatures triggers expression of the acyl lipid desaturase Des in Bacillus subtilis. Thus, a research indicates a ruler-like mechanism for assessing temperature as to membrane thickness that regulates the expression of proteins involved in temperature adaptation.
Subjects: UNITED States; BACILLUS subtilis; BACILLUS (Bacteria); HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE lipids; PROTEINS; BODY temperature regulation; CYBULSKI, L. E.
Publication: Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010, Vol 8, Issue 10, p680
ISSN: 1740-1526
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2445

Bacterial physiology: Bacillus takes the temperature.

Wootton, Lucie