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Targeted disulfide cross-linking of the MotB protein of Escherichia coli: evidence for two H(+) channels in the stator Complex.
Biochemistry - 30 Oct 2001
Braun T F, Blair D F
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial flagella are turned by rotary motors that obtain energy from the membrane gradient of protons or sodium ions. The stator of the flagellar motor is formed from the membrane proteins MotA and MotB, which associate in complexes that contain multiple copies of each protein. The complexes conduct ions across the membrane, and couple ion flow to motor rotation by a mechanism that appears to involve...
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