Fig 1: Bacterial Flagella |
Fig 2: Gram positive and Gram negative Flagella |
Difference between: Prokaryotic flagella and Eukaryotic flagella
Bacterial
flagella
(Prokaryotic Flagella)
|
Eukaryotic
flagella
|
Smaller and simple structure
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Larger and
complex structure
|
Made up of protein flagellin (53KDa subunit).
|
Tubulin (9+2 microtubule arrangement)
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Rotatory movement.
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Bending movement.
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Proton driven.
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ATP driven.
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Tags:
9+2
9+2 arrangement
Bacterial Flagella
cilia and Flagella
eukaryotic flagella
flagellin
H+ ion channel
prokaryotic flagella and eukaryotic flagella
prokaryotic flagella vs eukaryotic flagella