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Protein import into Escherichia coli: colicins A and E1 interact with a component of their translocation system.
The EMBO journal - 1 Aug 1991
Benedetti H, Lazdunski C, Lloubès R
Abstract excerpt
Colicins are antibiotic proteins that kill sensitive Escherichia coli cells. Their mode of action involves three steps: binding to specific receptors located in the outer membrane, translocation across this membrane, and action on their targets. A specific colicin domain can be assigned to each of these steps. Colicins have been subdivided into two groups (A and B) depending on the proteins required for them to...
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