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Evolution of the Translocation and Assembly Module (TAM).
Genome biology and evolution - 20 May 2015
Heinz Eva, Selkrig Joel, Belousoff Matthew J, Lithgow Trevor
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial outer membrane proteins require the beta-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) for their correct folding and function. The central component of this machinery is BamA, an Omp85 protein that is essential and found in all Gram-negative bacteria. An additional feature of the BAM is the translocation and assembly module (TAM), comprised TamA (an Omp85 family protein) and TamB. We report that TamA and a closely...
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