[HTML][HTML] Structure and dynamics of the bacterial flagellar motor complex

S Nakamura, T Minamino - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many bacteria swim in liquids and move over solid surfaces by rotating flagella. The
bacterial flagellum is a supramolecular protein complex that is composed of about 30 …

Polar confinement of a macromolecular machine by an SRP-type GTPase

A Dornes, LM Schmidt, CN Mais, JC Hook… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The basal structure of the bacterial flagellum includes a membrane embedded MS-ring
(formed by multiple copies of FliF) and a cytoplasmic C-ring (composed of proteins FliG, FliM …

Structural analysis of S-ring composed of FliFG fusion proteins in marine Vibrio polar flagellar motor

N Takekawa, T Nishikino, J Kishikawa, M Hirose… - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The marine bacterium Vibrio alginolyticus possesses a polar flagellum driven by a sodium
ion flow. The main components of the flagellar motor are the stator and rotor. The C-ring and …

CryoEM structures reveal how the bacterial flagellum rotates and switches direction

PK Singh, P Sharma, O Afanzar, MH Goldfarb… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Bacterial chemotaxis requires bidirectional flagellar rotation at different rates. Rotation is
driven by a flagellar motor, which is a supercomplex containing multiple rings. Architectural …

Structural basis for assembly and function of the Salmonella flagellar MS-ring with three different symmetries

M Kinoshita, F Makino, T Miyata, K Imada… - Communications …, 2025 - nature.com
The flagellar MS-ring is the initial template for flagellar assembly and houses the flagellar
protein export complex. The MS-ring has three parts of different symmetries within the ring …

Dissecting the role of the MS‐ring protein FliF in Bacillus cereus flagella‐related functions

D Mazzantini, G Gherardini, V Rossi… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The flagellar MS‐ring, uniquely constituted by FliF, is essential for flagellar biogenesis and
functionality in several bacteria. The aim of this study was to dissect the role of FliF in the …

Structural basis for assembly and function

M Kinoshita, F Makino, T Miyata, K Imada, K Namba… - search.proquest.com
The flagellar MS-ring is the initial template for flagellar assembly and houses the flagellar
protein export complex. The MS-ring has three parts of different symmetries within the ring …