Na -induced structural transition of MotPS for stator assembly of the Bacillus flagellar motor. Science Advances, 2017; 3 (11): eaao4119 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao4119 ...

A: result of the motor resurrection experiments. B: distribution of the number of stators per flagellar motor (with bacteria swimming in free liquid environment) Flagellated bacteria are propelled ...

The bacterial flagellar motor is an intricate, rotary nanomachine that underpins bacterial motility, enabling cells to navigate complex environments. This highly sophisticated system harnesses the ...

Flagellar-driven bacterial swimming is a typical motility mechanism of bacteria, which is the key to bacterial survival and host infection. On the one hand, the flagellar motor generates torque to ...

But how this rotary motor is powered has been a mystery among scientists. Now, researchers from UCPH show that the bacterial flagellar motor is powered by yet another even tinier, rotary motor.

The flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus undergoes major structural remodeling during rotational switching. eLife, 2020; 9 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.61446 ...

More information: Mònica Santiveri et al, Structure and Function of Stator Units of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor, Cell (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.016 ...

Feb 13, 2025 Microscopy study of bacterial flagella motors could guide design of nanoscale machines (Nanowerk News) When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human ...

Different species of bacteria contain different forms of motor complexes that use either sodium, potassium or hydrogen ions to power their flagellar motors. However, questions remain regarding the ...

Flagella are important for bacteria because they help them move toward better environments and away from harmful conditions. However, producing flagella is energy-intensive, requiring many genes ...

The Roujeinikova lab at Monash University in Australia focused on biochemistry and studied how PilO, PilN and Pill interact with each other and the flagellar motor. The scientists hypothesized that H ...