National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
AI087946
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
AI132828
United States
Citation
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2025 Title: FlgY, PflA, and PflB form a spoke-ring network in the high-torque flagellar motor of . Authors: Shoichi Tachiyama / Kyle Rosinke / Mohammad F Khan / Xiaotian Zhou / Yue Xin / Jack M Botting / Jian Yue / Anna Roujeinikova / Timothy R Hoover / Jun Liu / Abstract: has evolved distinct flagellar motility to colonize the human stomach. Rotation of the flagella is driven by one of the largest known bacterial flagellar motors. In addition to the core motor ... has evolved distinct flagellar motility to colonize the human stomach. Rotation of the flagella is driven by one of the largest known bacterial flagellar motors. In addition to the core motor components found in and , the flagellar motor in possesses many accessories that enable the bacteria to penetrate the gastric mucus layer. Here, we utilize cryoelectron tomography with molecular genetics and biochemical approaches to characterize three accessory proteins, FlgY, PflA, and PflB, and their roles in flagellar assembly and motility. Comparative analyses of in situ flagellar motor structures from , , and mutants and wild-type reveal that FlgY forms a 13-fold proximal spoke-ring around the MS-ring and that PflA and PflB form an 18-fold distal spoke-ring enclosing 18 torque-generating stator complexes. We build a pseudoatomic model of the motor by leveraging AlphaFold-predicted structures, protein-protein interactions, and motor structures. Our model suggests that the FlgY spoke-ring functions as a bearing around the rotating MS-ring and as a template for stabilizing the PflA-PflB spoke-ring, thus enabling the recruitment of 18 stator complexes for high-torque generation. Overall, our study sheds light on how this spoke-ring network between the MS-ring and stator complexes enables the unique motility of . As these accessory proteins are conserved in the phylum Campylobacterota, our findings apply broadly to a better understanding of how polar flagella help bacteria thrive in gastric and enteric niches.
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