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Mutations alter the sodium versus proton use of a Bacillus clausii flagellar motor and confer dual ion use on Bacillus subtilis motors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Sept 2008
Terahara Naoya, Krulwich Terry A, Ito Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial flagella contain membrane-embedded stators, Mot complexes, that harness the energy of either transmembrane proton or sodium ion gradients to power motility. Use of sodium ion gradients is associated with elevated pH and sodium concentrations. The Mot complexes studied to date contain ch...
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