Originally discovered in the flagellated green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, centrin is located in the flagellum-anchoring basal apparatus and appears to constitute a component of a unique ...

The bacterial flagellum is a complex organelle that is required for the motility that is driven by ... was only the first of several discoveries of unique mechanisms that coordinate flagellar ...

The flagellar protein export apparatus is embedded in the cytoplasmic membrane and is required for construction of the bacterial flagellum as a motility organelle. To monitor the local pH around ...

Flagella are composed of over 20 unique proteins and represent a complex set of molecular machinery, working in unison to provide motility to many Gram-negative and positive species of bacteria ...

HZI scientists elucidate how bacteria assemble flagella outside the cell Many bacteria move by rotating long, thin filaments called flagella. Flagella are made of several tens of thousands ...

To be functional, the flagellum ... function that is unique of its kind," says the microbiologist with great enthusiasm. This discovery is fundamental for understanding the motility of bacteria ...

Thus, understanding the molecular mechanism of flagellar motility will be key for achieving this," remarks Tatsuro. Moreover, knowledge of flagellar motors could lead to innovative designs for ...

“It is a sensor for the protein synthesis and a component of the flagellar filament at the same time: a dual function that is unique of its kind,” says the microbiologist with great enthusiasm. This ...

This enhanced motility is triggered by an influx of calcium ions into the flagellum. While researchers have known for some time that an electrical signal-sensing protein called VSP is expressed in ...

Most bacteria have flagella; they are threadlike appendages extending from the surface of many microbes. They help move the organism around, a function called motility, in a rotating motion. Enabling ...

This motility defect seriously impacts the rates of successful fertilization. In addition, VSP is also found to regulate the amount of calcium that enters the flagellum, the whiplike organelle ...