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* University of Utah Mathematical Biology Seminar *
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Wednesday, December 2 at 3:20 pm in JWB 208

Speaker:  David Blair (U of U Biology)

Title:  Mutational and Structural Studies of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor

Abstract: 

Many species of bacteria swin by rotating helical filaments, each of
which is driven by a tiny (50 nanometer diameter) rotary motor in
their membrane. This motor obtains power from the membrane gradient of
protons; its mechanism is not understood. I will describe recent
studies of the protein components that are critical for torque
generation. Recent advances include our first glimpses of the atoms of
the motor.