A family of six flagellin genes contributes to the Caulobacter crescentus flagellar filament

Authors
Ely, B Ely, TW Crymes, WB Minnich, SA
Citation
B. Ely et al., A family of six flagellin genes contributes to the Caulobacter crescentus flagellar filament, J BACT, 182(17), 2000, pp. 5001-5004
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219193 → ACNP
Volume
182
Issue
17
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5001 - 5004
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9193(200009)182:17<5001:AFOSFG>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The Caulobacter crescentus flagellar filament is assembled from multiple fl agellin proteins that are encoded by six genes. The amino acid sequences of the FljJ and FljL flagellins are divergent from those of the other four fl agellins. Since these flagellins are the first to be assembled in the flage llar filament, one or both might have specialized to facilitate the initiat ion of filament assembly.