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1: FEBS Lett. 2004 Jun 18;568(1-3):105-9.Click here to read Links

Stabilization of flagellar filaments by HAP2 capping.

Diószeghy Z, Závodszky P, Namba K, Vonderviszt F.

Institute of Enzymology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Karolina u. 29, H-1113 Budapest, Hungary.

In vivo growth of bacterial flagellar filaments by self-assembly of flagellin is promoted by a capping structure composed of a pentameric assembly of hook associated protein 2 (HAP2). Isolated native filaments with intact HAP2 cap exhibited higher melting temperature (deltaTm = 4 degrees C) and significantly increased resistance against heat-induced depolymerization than non-capped ones. Reconstituted filaments were also stabilized by HAP2 binding, but the obtained filament-HAP2 complexes were less stable than native assemblies. Their fast depolymerization at elevated temperatures and sensitivity to proteolysis indicated that native-like filament-HAP2 complexes are rarely obtained by in vitro reconstitution. A procedure was developed to isolate perfectly capped native filaments to facilitate high-resolution structural analysis.

PMID: 15196929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]