Keyword
Bacterial flagellum biogenesis
| Definition | Protein which is involved in the formation, organization or maintenance of the bacterial flagellum, a long hair-like cell surface appendage. The flagellar apparatus consists of the flagellar filament made of polymerized flagellin, the hook-like structure near the cell surface and a system of rings embedded in the cell enveloppe (the basal body or flagellar motor). The basal body and the hook anchor the whip-like filament to the cell surface. The flagellum is a rotating structure whose switches propels the cell through a liquid medium. |
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| Synonyms |
Bacterial flagella biogenesis
Bacterial flagellar apparatus biogenesis
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| Category |
› Biological process
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| GO | › flagellum organization [ GO:0043064 ]
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