“…[5] Moreover, FlgD interacts with FliK and FlhB and regulates appropriate assembly of FlgE monomers in the hook structure. [6] Until now crystal structures of two other FlgD homologues, from Xanthomonas campestris (XcFlgD, PDB code: 3C12) [5] and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PaFlgD, PDB code: 3OSV), [7] have been determined, as well as two crystal structures of H. pylori FlgD from two different strains and in two different space groups (HpFlgD_26695_t, tetragonal space group I422, and HpFlgD_G27_m, monoclinic space group P2, with PDB codes 4ZZF and 4ZZK, respectively). [8] In this paper we describe the crystal structure of truncated FlgD from the H. pylori strain 26695 in a new space group, and discuss stability of the full length protein.…”