Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

Structure of the bacterial flagellar hook cap provides insights into a hook assembly mechanism

  • Hideyuki Matsunami,
  • Young-Ho Yoon,
  • Katsumi Imada,
  • Keiichi Namba,
  • Fadel A. Samatey

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02796-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Matsunami et al determine the structure of the flagellar hook cap from Salmonella enterica by X-ray crystallography. The 3.3 Å resolution structure in combination with mutagenesis analysis provides insights into a putative hook assembly mechanism.