Torque-generating units of the bacterial flagellar motor step independently

被引:43
作者
Samuel, ADT
Berg, HC
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT MOL & CELLULAR BIOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
[2] ROWLAND INST SCI INC, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79295-0
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Measurements of the variance in rotation period of tethered cells as a function of mean rotation rate have shown that the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli is a stepping motor. Here, by measurement of the variance in rotation period as a function of the number of active torque-generating units, it is shown that each unit steps independently.
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页码:918 / 923
页数:6
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