ComFC mediates transport and handling of single-stranded DNA during natural transformation
oleh: Prashant P. Damke, Louisa Celma, Sumedha M. Kondekar, Anne Marie Di Guilmi, Stéphanie Marsin, Jordane Dépagne, Xavier Veaute, Pierre Legrand, Hélène Walbott, Julien Vercruyssen, Raphaël Guérois, Sophie Quevillon-Cheruel, J. Pablo Radicella
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01 |
Deskripsi
The ComFC protein is essential for natural transformation, a process that plays a major role in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. Here the authors show that ComFC is a membrane-associated protein that participates in the transport of DNA through the cell membrane and the handling of the single-stranded DNA once delivered into the cytoplasm.