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Identical folds used for distinct mechanical functions of the bacterial flagellar rod and hook

The bacterial flagellum is a motile organelle driven by a rotary motor, and its axial portions function as a drive shaft (rod), a universal joint (hook) and a helical propeller (filament). The rod and hook are directly connected to each other, with their subunit proteins FlgG and FlgE having 39% seq...

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Autores principales: Fujii, Takashi, Kato, Takayuki, Hiraoka, Koichi D., Miyata, Tomoko, Minamino, Tohru, Chevance, Fabienne F. V., Hughes, Kelly T., Namba, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28120828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14276