Protein turbines. I: The bacterial flagellar motor.

AUTOR(ES)

Elston, T C

RESUMO

The bacterial flagellar motor is driven by a flux of ions between the cytoplasm and the periplasmic lumen. Here we show how an electrostatic mechanism can convert this ion flux into a rotary torque. We demonstrate that, with reasonable parameters, the model can reproduce many of the experimental measurements.

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