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Near-atomic resolution cryoelectron microscopy structure of the 30-fold homooligomeric SpoIIIAG channel essential to spore formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Aug 2017
Zeytuni Natalie, Hong Chuan, Flanagan Kelly A, Worrall Liam J, Theiltges Kate A, Vuckovic Marija, Huang Rick K, Massoni Shawn C, Camp Amy H, Yu Zhiheng, Strynadka Natalie C
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial sporulation allows starving cells to differentiate into metabolically dormant spores that can survive extreme conditions. Following asymmetric division, the mother cell engulfs the forespore, surrounding it with two bilayer membranes. During the engulfment process, an essential channel, the so-called feeding tube apparatus, is thought to cross both membranes to create a direct conduit between the mother...
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