title: In Rhodobacter sphaeroides, chemotactic operon 1 regulates rotation of the flagellar system 2.
abstract: Rhodobacter sphaeroides is able to assemble two different flagella, the subpolar flagellum (Fla1) and the polar flagella (Fla2). In this work, we report the swimming behavior of R. sphaeroides Fla2(+) cells lacking each of the proteins encoded by chemotactic operon 1. A model proposing how these proteins control Fla2 rotation is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM, Ap. Postal 70-243, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-del Campo
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ballado
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camarena
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002633:Chemotaxis; D005407:Flagella / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D009876:Operon; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins