Organization of FliN subunits in the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli.
Organization of FliN subunits in the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli.
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大肠杆菌鞭毛运动中 FliN 亚基的组织。
DOI:
10.1128/jb.188.7.2502-2511.2006
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Blair,DavidF
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文献类型:
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作者:
Paul,Koushik;Blair,DavidF
FliN is a major constituent of the C ring in the flagellar basal body of many bacteria. It is present in >100 copies per flagellum and together with FliM and FliG forms the switch complex that functions in flagellar assembly, rotation, and clockwise-counterclockwise switching. FliN is essential for flagellar assembly and switching, but its precise functions are unknown. The C-terminal part of the protein is best conserved and most important for function; a crystal structure of this C-terminal domain of FliN fromThermotoga maritimarevealed a saddle-shaped dimer formed mainly from β strands (P. N. Brown, M. A. A. Mathews, L. A. Joss, C. P. Hill, and D. F. Blair, J. Bacteriol.187:2890-2902, 2005). Equilibrium sedimentation studies showed that FliN can form stable tetramers and that a FliM1FliN4complex is also stable. Here, we have examined the organization of FliN subunits by using targeted cross-linking. Cys residues were introduced at various positions in FliN, singly or in pairs, and disulfide cross-linking was induced by oxidation. Efficient cross-linking was observed for certain positions near the ends of the dimer and for some positions in the structurally uncharacterized N-terminal domain. Certain combinations of two Cys replacements gave a high yield of cross-linked tetramer. The results support a model in which FliN is organized in doughnut-shaped tetramers, stabilized in part by contacts involving the N-terminal domain. Electron microscopic reconstructions show a bulge at the bottom of the C-ring whose size and shape are a close match for the hypothesized FliN tetramer.
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.75.6.2844
发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
WYSOCKI, LJ;SATO, VL
通讯作者:
SATO, VL
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
6.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
64.5
作者:
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通讯作者:
E. Stanbridge
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Sun,C;Redpath,JL;Colman,M;Stanbridge,EJ
通讯作者:
Stanbridge,EJ