Concerted spatio-temporal dynamics of imported DNA and ComE DNA uptake protein during gonococcal transformation.

Competence for transformation is widespread among bacterial species. In the case of Gram-negative systems, a key step to transformation is the import of DNA across the outer membrane. Although multiple factors are known to affect DNA transport, little is known about the dynamics of DNA import. Here,...

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Main Authors: Heike Gangel, Christof Hepp, Stephanie Müller, Enno R Oldewurtel, Finn Erik Aas, Michael Koomey, Berenike Maier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004043&type=printable
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