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Biophysical Characterization of Flagellar Motor Functions
Published on: January 18, 2017
概括
通过合成 motB 蛋白质,大肠杆菌运动性突变物被重新激活. 对单片鞭毛电机的研究表明,每个电机都包含多个独立的发力单元,主要由motB蛋白组成.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物物理学的生物物理.
背景情况:
- 大肠杆菌 (大肠杆菌) 的运动性突变体表现为,有完整的鞭毛,不旋转.
- 位于细胞质膜中的 motA 和 motB 基因产物对于鞭毛旋转至关重要,但与鞭毛基底体没有共同净化.
- 以前的研究表明,突变物可以通过由特定菌体指导的蛋白质合成来重新激活.
研究的目的:
- 在单一电机水平上研究鞭毛电机的激活机制.
- 为了确定 motB 蛋白对鞭毛运动功能和力量生成的贡献.
主要方法:
- 使用了带有单一鞭毛的结合性大肠杆菌细胞 (motB菌株).
- 控制野生类型 motB 基因的转录,使用等离子体上的 lac 促进物.
- 观察到鞭毛旋转和速度变化在诱导时,用感应器诱导.
主要成果:
- 绑定的细胞在添加乳糖诱导剂后的几分钟内启动了鞭毛状旋转.
- 旗旋转速度以离散的,相等距离的步骤变化.
- 在单个细胞中观察到多达7个步骤,从最终速度推断出多达16个步骤.
结论:
- 每个鞭毛电机由几个独立的发力单元组成.
- motB蛋白至少部分是鞭毛电机内的这些产生力单位的关键组成部分.
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