Bacterial Flagellar Protein Export Apparatus (image)

Osaka University

Caption

Bacterial flagellar protein export apparatus. The flagellar protein export apparatus is embedded in the cytoplasmic membrane and is required for construction of the bacterial flagellum as a motility organelle. To monitor the local pH around the export apparatus, a pH-sensitive fluorescent protein was fused to an inner face of the flagellar motor.

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Osaka University

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