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18848888

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
The bacterial flagellum, which is responsible for motility, is a biological nanomachine consisting of a reversible rotary motor, a universal joint, a helical screw, and a protein export apparatus dedicated for flagellar assembly. The motor is fueled by an inward-directed electrochemical gradient of protons or sodium ions across the cytoplasmic membrane. The motor consists of a rotor, a drive shaft, a bushing, and about a dozen stator units. The flagellar protein export apparatus is located at the cytoplasmic side of the rotor. Interactions between the rotor and the stators and those between soluble and membrane components of the export apparatus are highly dynamic. The structures of flagellar basal body components including those of the export apparatus, being revealed at high resolution by X-ray crystallography and electron cryomicroscopy and cryotomography, are giving insights into their mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1879-033X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
693-701
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular motors of the bacterial flagella.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't