A Family of Six Flagellin Genes Contributes to the Caulobacter Crescentus Flagellar Filament

Author(s)

• Bert Ely, University of South CarolinaFollow
• Tracey W. Ely
• William B. Crymes
• S. A. Minnich

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The Caulobacter crescentus flagellar filament is assembled from multiple flagellin proteins that are encoded by six genes. The amino acid sequences of the FljJ and FljL flagellins are divergent from those of the other four flagellins. Since these flagellins are the first to be assembled in the flagellar filament, one or both might have specialized to facilitate the initiation of filament assembly.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.182.17.5001-5004.2000

Publication Info

Published in Journal of Bacteriology, Volume 182, Issue 17, 2000, pages 5001-5004.

Rights

© 2000 American Society for Microbiology.

APA Citation

Ely, B., Ely, T. W., Crymes, W. B., & Minnich, S. A. (2000). A Family of Six Flagellin Genes Contributes to the Caulobacter crescentus Flagellar Filament. Journal of Bacteriology, 182(17), 5001–5004.https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.182.17.5001-5004.2000