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SUBMITTER: O'Neill J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2496848 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20080530 Pt 6
MotB is an essential component of the proton motive force-driven bacterial flagellar motor. It binds to the stress-bearing layer of peptidoglycan in the periplasm, anchoring the MotA/MotB stator unit to the cell wall. Proton flow through the channel formed by the transmembrane helices of MotA and MotB generates the turning force (torque) applied to the rotor. Crystals of recombinant Helicobacter pylori MotB have been obtained by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method using ammonium sulfate as ...[more]