Rhodobacter sphaeroides WS8 expresses a polypeptide that is similar to MotB of Escherichia coli
- PMID: 7751310
- PMCID: PMC176972
- DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.10.2929-2932.1995
Rhodobacter sphaeroides WS8 expresses a polypeptide that is similar to MotB of Escherichia coli
Abstract
A gene which complements a paralyzed flagellar mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides was sequenced. The derived protein sequence has similarity to MotB. R. sphaeroides MotB lacks the C-terminal peptidoglycan-binding motif of other MotB proteins. This divergence of sequence may reflect the unusual, unidirectional, stop-start action of the R. sphaeroides flagellar motor.
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