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Essential components of the Ti plasmid trb system, a type IV macromolecular transporter.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1999
Li P L, Hwang I, Miyagi H, True H, Farrand S K
Abstract excerpt
The trb operon from pTiC58 is one of three loci that are required for conjugal transfer of this Ti plasmid. The operon, which probably codes for the mating bridge responsible for pair formation and DNA transfer, contains 12 genes, 11 of which are related to genes from other members of the type IV secretion system family. The 12th gene, traI, codes for production of Agrobacterium autoinducer (AAI). Insertion...
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