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Comparative Study
. 1989 Dec 7;342(6250):648-54.
doi: 10.1038/342648a0.

Structure of the core and central channel of bacterial flagella

K Namba  1 , I Yamashita, F Vonderviszt
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Comparative Study

Structure of the core and central channel of bacterial flagella

K Namba et al. Nature. .

Abstract

X-ray fibre diffraction analysis of bacterial flagellar filaments has allowed the subunit packing and secondary structure arrangement in the filament core to be determined. The central hole, presumably a channel for flagellin transport, is large enough to accommodate the folded elongated flagellin molecules during their transport to the distal end for filament growth.

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