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A tale of a tail – eine kurze Geschichte der Biosynthese von Flagellen

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Flagella are the primary organelles of motility and the most prominent extracellular structure of bacteria. The flagellum is a remarkably complex structure and made of several tens of thousands individual building blocks. Many molecular details concerning the organization and assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We study the self-assembly processes of the flagellum and aim to understand how nature succeeds in assembling these nanomachines in simple, elegant, yet robust ways.

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  1. Institut für Biologie – Bakterienphysiologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Haus 22, D-10115, Berlin, Deutschland

    Marc Erhardt

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Marc Erhardt Jahrgang 1981. 2002–2006 Biologiestudium an den Universitäten Ulm und Konstanz. 2006 Diplomarbeit an der University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. 2011 Promotion an der Universität Konstanz. 2011–2012 Postdoktorand an der Université de Fribourg, Schweiz. 2013–2017 Nachwuchsgruppenleiter am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig. Seit 2017 Professor für Bakterienphysiologie an der HU Berlin.

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Erhardt, M. A tale of a tail – eine kurze Geschichte der Biosynthese von Flagellen. Biospektrum 24, 246–249 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-018-0913-x

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