Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?
Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.
Snyder
Lori A S
LA
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Loman
Nicholas J
NJ
Fütterer
Klaus
K
Pallen
Mark J
MJ
D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005407:Flagella / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014644:Genetic Variation
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005408:Flagellin