VirE2: a unique ssDNA-compacting molecular machine.

The translocation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) across membranes of two cells is a fundamental biological process occurring in both bacterial conjugation and Agrobacterium pathogenesis. Whereas bacterial conjugation spreads antibiotic resistance, Agrobacterium facilitates efficient interkingdom tra...

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Main Authors: Wilfried Grange, Myriam Duckely, Sudhir Husale, Susan Jacob, Andreas Engel, Martin Hegner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2253637?pdf=render