mBio
(Apr 2021)
Two Distinct Conformations in 34 FliF Subunits Generate Three Different Symmetries within the Flagellar MS-Ring
Norihiro Takekawa,
Akihiro Kawamoto,
Mayuko Sakuma,
Takayuki Kato,
Seiji Kojima,
Miki Kinoshita,
Tohru Minamino,
Keiichi Namba,
Michio Homma,
Katsumi Imada
Affiliations
Norihiro Takekawa
ORCiD Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Akihiro Kawamoto
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Mayuko Sakuma
Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Takayuki Kato
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Seiji Kojima
ORCiD Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Miki Kinoshita
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Tohru Minamino
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Keiichi Namba
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Michio Homma
Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Katsumi Imada
ORCiD Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03199-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12,
no. 2
Abstract
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The bacterial flagellum is a motility organelle formed by tens of thousands of protein molecules. At the earliest stage of flagellar assembly, a transmembrane protein, FliF, forms the MS-ring in the cytoplasmic membrane as the base for flagellar assembly.
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