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Crystal structure of truncated FlgD from the human pathogen Helicobacter pylori.
Journal of structural biology - 1 May 2016
Pulić Ivana, Cendron Laura, Salamina Marco, Polverino de Laureto Patrizia, Matković-Čalogović Dubravka, Zanotti Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Flagellin component D (FlgD) participates in the assembly of flagella, helical tubular structures that provide motility in non-filamentous bacteria. FlgD guides and controls the polymerization of FlgE that builds the hook, a short curved and hollow cylinder that connects the flagellar basal body spanning the cell envelope to the protruding filament. Crystal structures of truncated forms of Helicobacter pylori...
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