Flagellum

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Flagella are involved in chemotaxis

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Flagella are made of actin

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Cilia and flagella are...

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What is the name of the central microtubule in the flagella?

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Which motor protein holds it all together?

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Myosin attaches to two microtubules and bends them to create motion

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The sliding of the microtubules over each other is powered by

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What is this an image of?

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Name the parts labelled by the arrows

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The flagella is made up of the 'flagellum' protein

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How many protofilaments make a filament?

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The filament can rotate 180 degrees

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The following image shows Conformational Switching

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Quick switching between the right and left configurations allows the bacteria to what?

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Which of the following are the two different repeat distances protofilaments can take

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Switching between protofilament differences causes the bacteria to speed up/slow down

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Which of the following is used to provide an overall map of filament structure?

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X-Ray crystallography was used to sow the arrangement of the molecules in a fibre

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X-Ray Ribre Diffraction was used to identify individual subunits

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How was a fluorophore used to measure speed and rotation?

Structural Basis for Biological Function (Molecular Motors) Quiz on Flagellum, created by gina_evans0312 on 12/17/2013.

Flagellum

Flagella are involved in chemotaxis

Flagella are made of actin

Cilia and flagella are...

What is the name of the central microtubule in the flagella?

Which motor protein holds it all together?

Myosin attaches to two microtubules and bends them to create motion

The sliding of the microtubules over each other is powered by

What is this an image of?

Name the parts labelled by the arrows

The flagella is made up of the 'flagellum' protein

How many protofilaments make a filament?

The filament can rotate 180 degrees

The following image shows Conformational Switching

Quick switching between the right and left configurations allows the bacteria to what?

Which of the following are the two different repeat distances protofilaments can take

Switching between protofilament differences causes the bacteria to speed up/slow down

Which of the following is used to provide an overall map of filament structure?

X-Ray crystallography was used to sow the arrangement of the molecules in a fibre

X-Ray Ribre Diffraction was used to identify individual subunits