Autonomous and FliK-dependent length control of the flagellar rod in Salmonella enterica.
Salmonella flgG point mutations produce filamentous rod structures whose lengths are determined by FliK. FliK length variants produce rods with lengths proportional to the corresponding FliK molecular size, suggesting that FliK controls the length of not only the hook but also the rod by the same molecular mechanism.
Takahashi
Noriko
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CREST, Soft Nano-Machine Project, JST Innovation Plaza Hiroshima, 3-10-23 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-0046,Japan.
Mizuno
Shino
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Hirano
Takanori
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Chevance
Fabienne F V
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Hughes
Kelly T
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Aizawa
Shin-Ichi
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005407:Flagella / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C099487:FliK protein, Salmonella; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C479925:YscP protein, Yersinia enterocolitica