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. 2021 May 4;296:100749. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100749

Figure 5.

Figure 5

The protein components of the bacterial flagellar rotor self-assemble to form a rotating “motor,” twisting a propeller attached to top of the motor axis (111). It can be turned on and off by protein dynamics in switching systems to allow taxis toward food or light or away from toxic elements. Figure from (136).