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Mutants in flaI and flaJ of the archaeon Methanococcus voltae are deficient in flagellum assembly.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2002
Thomas Nikhil A, Mueller Steffen, Klein Albrecht, Jarrell Ken F
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The fla gene locus of Methanococcus voltae encodes the major structural components of the flagellum as well as other flagellar-related proteins. The flaHIJ genes have been found in all flagellated archaea, suggesting a central role in flagella biogenesis. FlaI shares similarity with the type II and type IV secretion NTPases (such as PilB, VirB11 and TadA), and FlaJ exhibits similarity to putative bacterial...
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