Biophysical characterization of the C-terminal region of FliG, an essential rotor component of the Na+-driven flagellar motor

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-89

  Gohara, Mizuki ^a   Kobayashi, Shiori ^a   Abe Yoshizumi, Rei ^a   Nonoyama, Natsumi ^a   Kojima, Seiji ^a   Asami, Yasuo ^b   Homma, Michio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TA INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

differential scanning calorimetry; flagellar motor; FliG; rotor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLIG PROTEIN; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; C TERMINAL DOMAIN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; WILD TYPE;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLAGELLAR MOTOR; FLIG; ROTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLAGELLA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; VIBRIO;

EID: 84893311514     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvt100     Document Type: Article

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