Insertional inactivation of the flaH gene in the archaeon Methanococcus voltae results in non-flagellated cells

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 596-603

  Thomas, N A ^a   Pawson, C T ^a   Jarrell, K F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flagellum assembly; Flagellum biosynthesis; flaHIJ; Insertional inactivation; Methanococcus voltae

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHANOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OPERON; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034888193     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380100451     Document Type: Article

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