Type III secretion systems and bacterial flagella: insights into their function from structural similarities

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Mar 18;100(6):3027-30. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0535335100. Epub 2003 Mar 11.

Abstract

Type III secretion systems and bacterial flagella are broadly compared at the level of their genetic structure, morphology, regulation, and function, integrating structural information, to provide an overview of how they might function at a molecular level.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology
  • Biological Transport, Active
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Flagella / physiology*
  • Flagella / ultrastructure*
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / physiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / ultrastructure*
  • Molecular Chaperones / physiology

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases