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. 2012 May 2;7(5):e36081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036081

Figure 4. Geometry of the traveling cargo model.

Figure 4

(A) Because the proteins of the S-layer are appropriately coupled, motor cargo creates a train of ridges along a ribbon above the helical track of sufficient amplitude to move the fluid media and generate thrust. (B) Geometry of the traveling cargo model: elements of motor cargo spaced at intervals of Inline graphic along the helical track (blue line) create transversal ridges represented by the green lines.