Structure of the flagellar motor protein complex pomAB: Implications for the torque-generating conformation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3863-3870

  Yonekura, Koji ^a,b   Maki Yonekura, Saori ^a,b   Homma, Michio ^c  

^a RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POMAB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BINDING SITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TORQUE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOMECHANICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TORQUE; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 79960431489     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05021-11     Document Type: Article

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