Role of the cytoplasmic C terminus of the FliF motor protein in flagellar assembly and rotation.

Abstract excerpt

Twenty-six FliF monomers assemble into the MS ring, a central motor component of the bacterial flagellum that anchors the structure in the inner membrane. Approximately 100 amino acids at the C terminus of FliF are exposed to the cytoplasm and, through the interaction with the FliG switch protein, a component of the flagellar C ring, are essential for the assembly of the motor. In this study, we have dissected...

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Bacterial Proteins
• Caulobacter crescentus
• Cytoplasm
• Flagella
• Membrane Proteins
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Mutation
• Peptide Fragments
• Rotation