When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...

Researchers use cryo-electron microscopy to reveal how sodium ions power bacterial flagellar motors, providing insights for ...

University of Virginia Cancer Center researchers have explained the failure of immune checkpoint therapy for ovarian cancer ...

Early on in the research, the scientists discovered that it was the bacterial flagella – part of the cell that aids in movement – that enables the bacteria to invade cancer cells. So they ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components—the rotor and stators. Despite ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

The protein that makes up flagella, called flagellin ... system—a protein complex that can move substances out of bacterial cells and into the environment, including inside plant cells or ...

while flagella enable movement, allowing prokaryotes to seek nutrients or avoid harmful conditions. 11 These efficient and specialized features make prokaryotic cells highly adaptable and capable of ...

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have existed for millions of ...