Electron microscopy images reveal crucial structures and mechanisms within the molecular machinery that certain bacteria use ...

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms.

Researchers use cryo-electron microscopy to reveal how sodium ions power bacterial flagellar motors, providing insights for ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components -- the rotor and stators. Despite much research, the exact molecular mechanism underlying stator function ...

These movements employ protein complexes known as the "flagellar motor." This flagellar motor consists of two main components: the rotor and the stators. The rotor is a large rotating structure ...

These movements employ protein complexes known as the "flagellar motor." This flagellar motor consists of two main components: the rotor and the stators. The rotor is a large rotating structure, ...

This video presents a study in which, using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers determined the structure and mechanisms of a key component in the flagellar motor, which bacteria use to turn ...

Motor proteins having membrane-spanning structures were overproduced and new purification methods were developed. Flagellar motor rotation: To understand the mechanism of the highly efficient proton ...

and hitherto they have been regarded as ‘‘flagella or motor-organs. Motility of bacteria is thought to be due to activity of these threads, either by themselves or twisted into a tail.