Lysinoalanine crosslinking is a conserved post-translational modification in the spirochete flagellar hook.
Michael J LynchMaithili DeshpandeKurni KyrniyatiKai ZhangMilinda JamesMichael MillerSheng ZhangFelipe J PassaliaElsio A WunderNyles W CharonChunhao LiBrian R CranePublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
cells incapable of forming the crosslink are non-motile, thereby establishing the general role of the Lal PTM in the unusual type of flagellar motility evolved by spirochetes.