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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9gsx | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Campylobacter hook-filament junction-cap complex | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | TRANSPORT PROTEIN / Campylobacter jejuni / flagellar cap / hook-filament junction / FliD / FlgK / FlgL / flagella | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationbacterial-type flagellum filament cap / bacterial-type flagellum hook / bacterial-type flagellum / bacterial-type flagellum assembly / bacterial-type flagellum-dependent cell motility / cell adhesion / structural molecule activity / extracellular region Similarity search - Function | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 6.5 Å | |||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Qin, K. / Gonzalez-Rodriguez, N. / Shmakova, E. / Beeby, M. / Bergeron, J.R.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United Kingdom, France, 2items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Microbiol / Year: 2025Title: The structure of the complete extracellular bacterial flagellum reveals the mechanism of flagellin incorporation. Authors: Rosa Einenkel / Kailin Qin / Julia Schmidt / Natalie S Al-Otaibi / Daniel Mann / Tina Drobnič / Eli J Cohen / Nayim Gonzalez-Rodriguez / Jane Harrowell / Elena Shmakova / Morgan Beeby / ...Authors: Rosa Einenkel / Kailin Qin / Julia Schmidt / Natalie S Al-Otaibi / Daniel Mann / Tina Drobnič / Eli J Cohen / Nayim Gonzalez-Rodriguez / Jane Harrowell / Elena Shmakova / Morgan Beeby / Marc Erhardt / Julien R C Bergeron / ![]() Abstract: The bacterial flagellum is essential for motility, adhesion and colonization in pathogens such as Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni. Its extracellular structure comprises the hook, hook- ...The bacterial flagellum is essential for motility, adhesion and colonization in pathogens such as Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni. Its extracellular structure comprises the hook, hook-filament junction, filament and filament cap. Native structures of the hook-filament junction and the cap are lacking, and molecular mechanisms of cap-mediated filament assembly are largely uncharacterized. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to resolve structures of the complete Salmonella extracellular flagellum including the pentameric FliD cap complex (3.7 Å) and the FlgKL hook-filament junction (2.9 Å), as well as the Campylobacter extracellular flagellum before filament assembly (6.5 Å). This, coupled with structure-guided mutagenesis and functional assays, reveals intermediates of filament assembly, showing that FliD cap protein terminal domain movement and clockwise rotation enable flagellin incorporation and stabilization of the filament. We show that the hook-filament junction acts as a buffer, preventing transfer of mechanical stress to the filament, and reveal the structural basis for the initiation of filament assembly. Collectively, this study provides comprehensive insights into flagellum assembly and how flagellin incorporation is coupled with its secretion. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDBx/mmCIF format | 9gsx.cif.gz | 5.4 MB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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| PDB format | pdb9gsx.ent.gz | Display | PDB format | |
| PDBx/mmJSON format | 9gsx.json.gz | Tree view | PDBx/mmJSON format | |
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| Summary document | 9gsx_validation.pdf.gz | 1.9 MB | Display | wwPDB validaton report |
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| Full document | 9gsx_full_validation.pdf.gz | 2.5 MB | Display | |
| Data in XML | 9gsx_validation.xml.gz | 505.5 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | 9gsx_validation.cif.gz | 762.5 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/gs/9gsx ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/gs/9gsx | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 51557MC ![]() 9gnzC ![]() 9go6C M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 82047.000 Da / Num. of mol.: 11 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #2: Protein | Mass: 67121.469 Da / Num. of mol.: 11 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #3: Protein | Mass: 69843.852 Da / Num. of mol.: 5 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() Has protein modification | N | |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
| Component | Name: Hook-filament junction-cap complex in Campylobacter jejuni Type: ORGANELLE OR CELLULAR COMPONENT / Entity ID: all / Source: NATURAL |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Buffer solution | pH: 7.4 |
| Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 3000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1500 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K2 BASE (4k x 4k) |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION |
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| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 6.5 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 15077 / Symmetry type: POINT |
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