The flagellar motor protein FliL forms a scaffold of circumferentially positioned rings required for stator activation
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2118401119
Abstract: Significance Bacteria have evolved appendages called flagella that are spun by an ingenious rotary motor that harnesses electrochemical energy to power rotation. To uncover and understand nature's blueprint of this nanoscale engine, an integrative structural… read more here.
Keywords: flagellar motor; required stator; flil; flil forms ... See more keywords
FliL and its paralog MotF have distinct roles in the stator activity of the Sinorhizobium meliloti flagellar motor
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14964
Abstract: The bacterial flagellum is a complex macromolecular machine that drives bacteria through diverse fluid environments. Although many components of the flagellar motor are conserved across species, the roles of FliL are numerous and species‐specific. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: flagellar motor; motf; flil; motor ... See more keywords
FliL Functions in Diverse Microbes to Negatively Modulate Motor Output via Its N-Terminal Region
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00283-23
Abstract: FliL is a protein found in the flagellar motor of bacteria, but what it does was not clear. To study FliL function, scientists often remove it and see what happens. ABSTRACT The flagellar motor protein… read more here.
Keywords: flil; terminal region; motility; motor ... See more keywords