Quantification of cellular behavior
| Strain | Motility speed | Chemotax motility | Chemotax index | Persistency |
| μm/min | μm/min | |||
| Wild type | 7.13 ± 0.53 | 6.04 ± 1.07 | 0.81 ± 0.09 | 0.87 ± 0.08 |
| Flag-RasC/rasC− + doxycycline | 7.75 ± 1.39 | 6.30 ± 1.22 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 0.83 ± 0.01 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/rasC− − doxycycline | 6.55 ± 0.98 | 5.20 ± 0.91 | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.05 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/rasC− + doxycycline | 5.10 ± 1.78 | 1.06 ± 0.52 | 0.09 ± 0.25 | 0.31 ± 0.15 |
| Flag-RasC/aca− + doxycycline | 4.62 ± 0.47 | 3.94 ± 0.53 | 0.82 ± 0.07 | 0.84 ± 0.06 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/aca− + doxycycline | 3.94 ± 0.49 | 0.77 ± 0.24 | 0.14 ± 0.14 | 0.46 ± 0.04 |
| Flag-RasC/piaA− + doxycycline | 5.68 ± 1.14 | 2.92 ± 0.71 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.60 ± 0.08 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/piaA− + doxycycline | 5.24 ± 0.37 | 2.79 ± 0.16 | 0.44 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.01 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/piaA− − doxycycline | 5.59 ± 0.65 | 3.04 ± 0.45 | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.62 ± 0.04 |
| Strain | Motility speed | Chemotax motility | Chemotax index | Persistency |
| μm/min | μm/min | |||
| Wild type | 7.13 ± 0.53 | 6.04 ± 1.07 | 0.81 ± 0.09 | 0.87 ± 0.08 |
| Flag-RasC/rasC− + doxycycline | 7.75 ± 1.39 | 6.30 ± 1.22 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 0.83 ± 0.01 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/rasC− − doxycycline | 6.55 ± 0.98 | 5.20 ± 0.91 | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.05 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/rasC− + doxycycline | 5.10 ± 1.78 | 1.06 ± 0.52 | 0.09 ± 0.25 | 0.31 ± 0.15 |
| Flag-RasC/aca− + doxycycline | 4.62 ± 0.47 | 3.94 ± 0.53 | 0.82 ± 0.07 | 0.84 ± 0.06 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/aca− + doxycycline | 3.94 ± 0.49 | 0.77 ± 0.24 | 0.14 ± 0.14 | 0.46 ± 0.04 |
| Flag-RasC/piaA− + doxycycline | 5.68 ± 1.14 | 2.92 ± 0.71 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.60 ± 0.08 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/piaA− + doxycycline | 5.24 ± 0.37 | 2.79 ± 0.16 | 0.44 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.01 |
| Flag-RasCQ62L/piaA− − doxycycline | 5.59 ± 0.65 | 3.04 ± 0.45 | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.62 ± 0.04 |
Quantitation of the chemotactic behavior of at least 10 cells from at least three independent experiments. Motility and chemotactic parameters are calculated as described in Materials and methods. The data represent mean ± SD.