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During the assembly of the flagellum, all the flagellar axial proteins are exported from the cytoplasm to the flagellum distal end through a 2 -3 nm channel located at its centre. This export mechanism is regulated by a specialized protein export system located on the cytoplasmic side of the basal body. It is called the ''Type III Export Apparatus'' and is found throughout the bacterial kingdom. In the case of ''Salmonella'', this export apparatus is made by six membrane proteins: FlhA, FlhB, FliO, FliP, FliQ, FliR, and three cytoplasmic proteins: FliI, FliH and FliJ. The export apparatus of the bacterial flagellum is homolog to the type III secretion system (T3SS) found in Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. The T3SS role is to secrete virulence factors to host cells, leading to diverse diseases. To understand both the bacterial flagellum and its export apparatus, we have been doing structural studies on some flagellar proteins and genetic studies on the export apparatus. | During the assembly of the flagellum, all the flagellar axial proteins are exported from the cytoplasm to the flagellum distal end through a 2 -3 nm channel located at its centre. This export mechanism is regulated by a specialized protein export system located on the cytoplasmic side of the basal body. It is called the ''Type III Export Apparatus'' and is found throughout the bacterial kingdom. In the case of ''Salmonella'', this export apparatus is made by six membrane proteins: FlhA, FlhB, FliO, FliP, FliQ, FliR, and three cytoplasmic proteins: FliI, FliH and FliJ. The export apparatus of the bacterial flagellum is homolog to the type III secretion system (T3SS) found in Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. The T3SS role is to secrete virulence factors to host cells, leading to diverse diseases. To understand both the bacterial flagellum and its export apparatus, we have been doing structural studies on some flagellar proteins and genetic studies on the export apparatus. | ||
Contact: f.a.samatey at oist jp | '''Contact: f.a.samatey at oist jp''' | ||
==Contributions from OIST== | ==Contributions from OIST== | ||