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SUBMITTER: Imada K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5899737 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biophysical reviews 20171212 2
The bacterial flagellum is a motile organelle composed of thousands of protein subunits. The filamentous part that extends from the cell membrane is called the axial structure and consists of three major parts, the filament, hook, and rod, and other minor components. Each of the three main parts shares a similar self-assembly mechanism and a common basic architecture of subunit arrangement while showing quite distinct mechanical properties to achieve its specific function. Structural and molecul ...[more]