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Signal Transduction in Prokaryotic PAS Domains

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With the progress in genome sequencing and in silico analysis, there has been a rapid increase in identified PAS domains in the SMART database (Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool <http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/>). At the time of writing (September, 2002) more than 2000 non-redundant PAS domains are listed in SMART, making the PAS domain one of the most common domains found in sensory proteins. Of the known PAS domains, sixty percent are in prokaryotes where they are ubiquitous in both eubacteria and archaea.

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