FlhF regulates the number and configuration of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi
Zhang K, He J, Catalano C, Guo Y, Liu J, Li C. FlhF regulates the number and configuration of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi. Molecular Microbiology 2020, 113: 1122-1139. PMID: 32039533, PMCID: PMC8085991, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriplasmic flagellaCell polesM-ring proteinLyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferiCryo-electron tomography studiesSignal recognition particlePolar localizationB. burgdorferiFlagellar assemblyRecognition particleMutant cellsFlagellar numberProtein stabilityFlagellar patternBorrelia burgdorferiFlhFEnzymatic activityBiochemical analysisMechanistic insightsBacterium Borrelia burgdorferiFlagellaPF numberBacteriaMidcellDetailed characterization