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A novel type bacterial flagellar motor that can use divalent cations as a coupling ion.
Scientific reports - 22 Jan 2016
Imazawa Riku, Takahashi Yuka, Aoki Wataru, Sano Motohiko, Ito Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial flagellar motor is a sophisticated nanomachine embedded in the cell envelope and powered by an electrochemical gradient of H(+), Na(+), or K(+)across the cytoplasmic membrane. Here we describe a new member of the bacterial flagellar stator channel family (MotAB1 of Paenibacillus sp. TCA20 (TCA-MotAB1)) that is coupled to divalent cations (Ca(2+)and Mg(2+)). In the absence of divalent cations of...
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