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Mutations targeting the C-terminal domain of FliG can disrupt motor assembly in the Na(+)-driven flagella of Vibrio alginolyticus.
Journal of molecular biology - 18 Nov 2011
Kojima Seiji, Nonoyama Natsumi, Takekawa Norihiro, Fukuoka Hajime, Homma Michio
Abstract excerpt
The torque of the bacterial flagellar motor is generated by the rotor-stator interaction coupled with specific ion translocation through the stator channel. To produce a fully functional motor, multiple stator units must be properly incorporated around the rotor by an as yet unknown mechanism to...
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