Lysinoalanine crosslinking is a conserved post-translational modification in the spirochete flagellar hook
M. J. Lynch, M. Deshpande, K. Kyrniyati, K. Zhang, M. James, M. Miller, S. Zhang, F. J. Passalia, E. A. Wunder, N. W. Charon, C. Li, B. R. Crane
The paper identifies lysinoalanine (Lal) crosslinks in spirochete flagellar hooks across multiple species, showing they are conserved and necessary for motility.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023Microbiology