Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments

It is unclear why many bacteria have more than one gene encoding flagellin, the protein that makes up flagella. Here, the authors show that a particular arrangement of two different flagellins in the polar flagellum of Shewanella putrefaciens facilitates screw-like motility through obstructed enviro...

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Main Authors:	Marco J. Kühn, Felix K. Schmidt, Nicola E. Farthing, Florian M. Rossmann, Bina Helm, Laurence G. Wilson, Bruno Eckhardt, Kai M. Thormann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07802-w

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spelling	doaj-e68972bbb70549259cfc5c679acebc962021-05-11T09:28:17ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-12-019111210.1038/s41467-018-07802-wSpatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environmentsMarco J. Kühn0Felix K. Schmidt1Nicola E. Farthing2Florian M. Rossmann3Bina Helm4Laurence G. Wilson5Bruno Eckhardt6Kai M. Thormann7Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenFachbereich Physik und LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, Philipps-Universität MarburgDepartment of Physics, University of York, HeslingtonInstitut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenInstitut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenDepartment of Physics, University of York, HeslingtonFachbereich Physik und LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, Philipps-Universität MarburgInstitut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenIt is unclear why many bacteria have more than one gene encoding flagellin, the protein that makes up flagella. Here, the authors show that a particular arrangement of two different flagellins in the polar flagellum of Shewanella putrefaciens facilitates screw-like motility through obstructed environments.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07802-w
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author	Marco J. Kühn Felix K. Schmidt Nicola E. Farthing Florian M. Rossmann Bina Helm Laurence G. Wilson Bruno Eckhardt Kai M. Thormann
spellingShingle	Marco J. Kühn Felix K. Schmidt Nicola E. Farthing Florian M. Rossmann Bina Helm Laurence G. Wilson Bruno Eckhardt Kai M. Thormann Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments Nature Communications
author_facet	Marco J. Kühn Felix K. Schmidt Nicola E. Farthing Florian M. Rossmann Bina Helm Laurence G. Wilson Bruno Eckhardt Kai M. Thormann
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title	Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
title_short	Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
title_full	Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
title_fullStr	Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
title_full_unstemmed	Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
title_sort	spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
issn	2041-1723
publishDate	2018-12-01
description	It is unclear why many bacteria have more than one gene encoding flagellin, the protein that makes up flagella. Here, the authors show that a particular arrangement of two different flagellins in the polar flagellum of Shewanella putrefaciens facilitates screw-like motility through obstructed environments.
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Spatial arrangement of several flagellins within bacterial flagella improves motility in different environments

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