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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2015

Structure of Salmonella FlhE, conserved member of a flagellar type III secretion operon.

Jaemin Lee, Arthur F Monzingo, Adrian T Keatinge-Clay, Rasika M Harshey

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jaemin LeeDepartment of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Arthur F MonzingoDepartment of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Adrian T Keatinge-ClayDepartment of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Rasika M HarsheyDepartment of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. Electronic address: rasika@austin.utexas.edu.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Determining the Architectures and Activities of Polyketide Synthase ModulesR01GM106112 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI KEATINGE-CLAY, ADRIAN TRISTAN · 2013 to 2025
$3.9M
Swarming as a model for surface-sensing in Salmonella typhimuriumR01GM057400 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI HARSHEY, RASIKA M · 1998 to 2012
$2.5M
FlhE as a probe for the flagellar Type III secretion poreR21AI106731 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HARSHEY, RASIKA M · 2014 to 2015
$425k
NIAID NIH HHS AI106731NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI106731NIGMS NIH HHS GM106112NIGMS NIH HHS GM57400NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM057400NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM106112
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bacterial flagellum is assembled by a multicomponent transport apparatus categorized as a type III secretion system. The secretion of proteins that assemble into the flagellum is driven by the proton motive force. The periplasmic protein FlhE is a member of the flhBAE operon in the majority of bacteria where FlhE is found. FlhA and FlhB are established components of the flagellar type III secretion system. The absence of FlhE results in a proton leak through the flagellar system, inappropriate secretion patterns, and cell death, indicating that FlhE regulates an important aspect of proper flagellar biosynthesis. We isolated FlhE from the periplasm of Salmonella and solved its structure to 1.5Å resolution. The structure reveals a β-sandwich fold, with no close structural homologs. Possible roles of FlhE, including that of a chaperone, are discussed.

Indexed as

Bacterial Secretion SystemsOperonAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsChromatography, GelCrystallography, X-RayFlagellaMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Amino AcidBacterial ProteinsBacterial Secretion SystemsFlhE protein, Salmonella typhimuriumflagellar motilityproton leakproton motive force

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PMID25545591
PMCPMC4355100
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