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Bacterial Flagellar Motor Switch in Response to CheY-P Regulation and Motor Structural Alterations
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Ma, Qi Sowa, Yoshiyuki Baker, Matthew A. B. Bai, Fan |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: Biophysical Journal The bacterial flagellar motor (BFM) is a molecular machine that rotates the helical filaments and propels the bacteria swimming toward favorable conditions. In our previous works, we built a stochastic conformational spread model to explain the dynamic and cooperative behavior of BFM switching. Here, we extended this model to test whether it can explain the latest experimental observations regarding CheY-P regulation and motor structural adaptivity. We show that our model predicts a strong correlation between rotational direction and the number of CheY-Ps bound to the switch complex, in agreement with the latest finding from Fukuoka et al. It also predicts that the switching sensitivity of the BFM can be fine-tuned by incorporating additional units into the switch complex, as recently demonstrated by Yuan et al., who showed that stoichiometry of FliM undergoes dynamic change to maintain ultrasensitivity in the motor switching response. In addition, by locking some rotor switching units on the switch complex into the stable clockwise-only conformation, our model has accurately simulated recent experiments expressing clockwise-locked FliG(ΔPAA) into the switch complex and reproduced the increased switching rate of the motor. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816765/pdf http://www.cell.com/article/S0006349516002113/pdf |
| Ending Page | 1420 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 1411 |
| ISSN | 00063495 |
| e-ISSN | 15420086 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.02.023 |
| Journal | Biophysical Journal |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 110 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2016-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Biophysical Journal Switch in Response Motor Switching Response |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Biophysics |