Isolation of basal bodies with C-ring components from the Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
To investigate the Na(+)-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus, we attempted to isolate its C-ring structure. FliG but not FliM copurified with the basal bodies. FliM proteins may be easily dissociated from the basal body. We could detect FliG on the MS ring surface of the basal bodies.
Koike
Masafumi
M
Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
Terashima
Hiroyuki
H
Kojima
Seiji
S
Homma
Michio
M
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D005407:Flagella / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D044149:Vibrio alginolyticus / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C075660:Flig protein, Bacteria; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; C066821:FliM protein, Bacteria