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fliK flagellar hook-length control protein [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 946449, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
fliK
Official Full Name
flagellar hook-length control protein
Primary source
ECOCYC:G379
Locus tag
b1943
See related
ASAP:ABE-0006464
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK1941; flaE
Summary
FliK is a soluble component of the flagellar export apparatus. [More information is available at EcoCyc: G379].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (2018386..2019513)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliG Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliH Neighboring gene flagellar export ATPase FliI Neighboring gene flagellar biosynthesis protein FliJ Neighboring gene flagellar protein FliL Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliM Neighboring gene flagellar motor switch protein FliN

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Length of the flagellar hook and the capacity of the type III export apparatus. Makishima S, et al. Science, 2001 Mar 23. PMID 11264537
  2. Functional roles of the hook in a rotating tethered cell. Hashimoto M, et al. J Mol Biol, 2008 Jan 11. PMID 18031758
  3. FliK-Driven Conformational Rearrangements of FlhA and FlhB Are Required for Export Switching of the Flagellar Protein Export Apparatus. Minamino T, et al. J Bacteriol, 2020 Jan 15. PMID 31712281, Free PMC Article
  4. Bacterial flagellar diversity in the post-genomic era. Pallen MJ, et al. Trends Microbiol, 2005 Apr. PMID 15817382
  5. Cloning and characterization of the region III flagellar operons of the four Shigella subgroups: genetic defects that cause loss of flagella of Shigella boydii and Shigella sonnei. Al Mamun AA, et al. J Bacteriol, 1997 Jul. PMID 9226258, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. FliK-Driven Conformational Rearrangements of FlhA and FlhB Are Required for Export Switching of the Flagellar Protein Export Apparatus.
    Title: FliK-Driven Conformational Rearrangements of FlhA and FlhB Are Required for Export Switching of the Flagellar Protein Export Apparatus.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum assembly IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum organization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in bacterial-type flagellum hook IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in bacterial-type flagellum hook IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in bacterial-type flagellum hook IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
flagellar hook-length control protein

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    2018386..2019513
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_416453.1 flagellar hook-length control protein

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416453.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A2W6PFN9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10118
    Location:1 → 375
    PRK10118; flagellar hook length control protein FliK
Nucleotide Protein
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