Topic #3 - Flagella & Motility Flashcards by Andy Narotsky | Brainscape

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Flagellin

A

Protein that makes up flagella. H antigen

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Corkscrew Shape of flagella

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Allows movement through liquids easily

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Assembly - Where?

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Assembly occurs at tip of flagella

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Monotrichous (often also polar)

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1 at one end

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Amphitrichous

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Flagella at both ends

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Lophotrichous

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Tuft or cluster of many at one end

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Peritrichous - The Important ones

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Many all over the cell (paramecium-like looking).

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Counterclockwise rotation

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Bug Runs forward

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Clockwise rotation

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Bug tumbles

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Optimum flagella speed

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60 lengths/second - faster than cheetah

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Polarity and flagelular direction

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CCW -> pushes forwards

CW -> pulls reverse

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Gram+ Flagella

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No L ring in motor

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Gram- Flagella

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Complex motor with many rings

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Fli Proteins

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Control direction (CCW/CW) - this is the “motor switch”

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Mot (motility) proteins

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Use PMF for turning

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Archaean Flagella

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Use ATP to turn Flagella