Molecular mechanism for rotational switching of the bacterial flagellar motor
Chang Y, Zhang K, Carroll BL, Zhao X, Charon NW, Norris SJ, Motaleb MA, Li C, Liu J. Molecular mechanism for rotational switching of the bacterial flagellar motor. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2020, 27: 1041-1047. PMID: 32895555, PMCID: PMC8129871, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0497-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial flagellar motorSwitch proteinFlagellar motorResponse regulator CheYRotational switchingProton motive forceSwitch complexMolecular mechanismsPhosphorylated formMajor remodelingConformational changesMotive forceModel systemProteinBorrelia burgdorferiCheY3CheYMutantsTorque generatorFLIMInteractsCheXCW rotationMechanismRemodeling