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SUBMITTER: Bulieris PV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5691160 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bulieris Paula V PV Shaikh Nausad H NH Freddolino Peter L PL Samatey Fadel A FA
Scientific reports 20171116 1
Evolution of a nano-machine consisting of multiple parts, each with a specific function, is a complex process. A change in one part should eventually result in changes in other parts, if the overall function is to be conserved. In bacterial flagella, the filament and the hook have distinct functions and their respective proteins, FliC and FlgE, have different three-dimensional structures. The filament functions as a helical propeller and the hook as a flexible universal joint. Two proteins, FlgK ...[more]