Dynamics of the bacterial flagellar motor with multiple stators - Supporting Information

TL;DR

This paper investigates the dynamics of bacterial flagellar motors with multiple stators, focusing on torque-speed relationships, stator interactions, and robustness of motor behavior under various conditions.

Contribution

It provides detailed analysis of torque-speed measurements, simulation parameters, and the effects of different physical factors on motor performance.

Findings

Torque plateau depends on stator jumping rate and cutoff angle

Results are robust against variations in rotor-stator potential and load forces

Distribution functions of waiting and moving times are characterized

Abstract

In this supporting information we briefly describe the torque-speed measurement procedure. We show the hook spring compliance used in the simulations. We analyze the distribution functions of the moving and waiting time intervals. We study the dependence of the torque plateau region on the stator jumping rate and the cutoff angle, and the robustness of the results against different rotor-stator- potential and load-rotor forces.