Structural basis for curvature generation and functional specialization in spirochete flagella
Luca A Troman, Bindusmita Paul, Jack Kim, J. Christopher Fenno, M. Paula Goetting‐Minesky, Eric Charles Reynolds, Jillian F. Banfield, Paul D. Veith, Debnath Ghosal
The paper determines the near-atomic structures of spirochete flagellar filaments, revealing how sheath proteins generate curvature and enable functional specialization.
Nature Communications · Oct 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology