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Initial characterization of the FlgE hook high molecular weight complex of Borrelia burgdorferi.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Miller Kelly A, Motaleb Md A, Liu Jun, Hu Bo, Caimano Melissa J, Miller Michael R, Charon Nyles W
Abstract excerpt
The spirochete periplasmic flagellum has many unique attributes. One unusual characteristic is the flagellar hook. This structure serves as a universal joint coupling rotation of the membrane-bound motor to the flagellar filament. The hook is comprised of about 120 FlgE monomers, and in most bacteria these structures readily dissociate to monomers (∼ 50 kDa) when treated with heat and detergent. However, in...
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