Functional Interaction between PomA and PomB, the Na+-Driven Flagellar Motor Components of Vibrio alginolyticus

AUTOR(ES)

Yorimitsu, Tomohiro

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Four proteins, PomA, PomB, MotX, and MotY, appear to be involved in force generation of the sodium-driven polar flagella of Vibrio alginolyticus. Among these, PomA and PomB seem to be associated and to form a sodium channel. By using antipeptide antibodies against PomA or PomB, we carried out immunoprecipitation to verify whether these proteins form a complex and examined the in vivo stabilities of PomA and PomB. As a result, we could demonstrate that PomA and PomB functionally interact with each other.

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