The reversible spiral twisting of the flagellar propeller arises from combinations of interconvertible left- and right-tilted arrays of identical flagellin subunits, mediated by the restraints of their inner tube domains in 11 near-axial protofilament strands of different length in the flagellum.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Yamashita, I., Hasegawa, K., Suzuki, H., Vonderviszt, F., Mimori-Kiyosue, Y., & Namba, K. Nature Struct. Biol. 5, 125–132 (1998).
Asakura, S. Adv. Biophys. 1, 99–155 (1970).
Caspar, D.L.D. & Klug, A. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. 27, 1–24 (1962).
Calladine, C.R. J. Mol. Biol. 118, 457–479 (1978).
Kamia, R., Asakura, S., Wakabayashi, K. & Namba, K. J. Mol. Biol. 131, 725–742 (1979).
Mimori, Y., Yamashita, I., Murata, K., Fujioshi, Y., Yonekura, K., Toyoshima, C. & Namba, K. J. Mol. Biol. 249, 69–87 (1995).
Morgan, D.G., Owen, C., Melanson, L.A. & DeRosier, D.J. J. Mol. Biol. 249, 88–110 (1995).
Namba, K. & Stubbs, G. Science 231, 1401–1406 (1986).
Mimori-Kiyosue, Y., Vonderviszt, F., Yamashita, I., Fujioshi, Y. & Namba, K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93, 15108–15113 (1996).
Hasegawa, K., Yamashita, I. & Namba, K. Biophys. J. 74, 569–575 (1998).
Crick, F.H.C. Acta Crystallogr. 6, 685–697 (1953).
Namba, K. & Vonderviszt, F. Quart. Rev. Biophys. 30, 1–65 (1997).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Caspar, D. Bacterial flagellar coiling explained by slip-and-click strand switching. Nat Struct Mol Biol 5, 92–94 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0298-92
Published:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0298-92
