A structural model of flagellar filament switching across multiple bacterial species
oleh: Fengbin Wang, Andrew M. Burrage, Sandra Postel, Reece E. Clark, Albina Orlova, Eric J. Sundberg, Daniel B. Kearns, Edward H. Egelman
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Bacterial flagellar filaments are composed almost entirely of a single protein—flagellin—which can switch between different supercoiled states in a highly cooperative manner. Here the authors present near-atomic resolution cryo-EM structures of nine flagellar filaments, and begin to shed light on the molecular basis of filament switching.