Among these, many bacterial species have tail-like structures—called flagella—that spin around to propel themselves in fluids. These movements employ protein complexes known as the "flagellar ...

However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms. Among these, many bacterial species have tail-like structures--called flagella--that spin around to propel themselves ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Three cryo-EM structures of phosphorylated ...

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The primary cilium is a narrow organelle located at the surface of the cell in contact with the extracellular environment. Once underappreciated, now is thought to efficiently sense external ...

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This molecule is picked up by the polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR) at the basal surface of the epithelial cells, transported and secreted from their apical surface into the lumen after cleavage of the ...

1 Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 2 Alimentary Glycoscience Research Cluster, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 3 National ...