Structure and mechanism of DNA delivery of a gene transfer agent
| Autor: | Pavol Bárdy, Tibor Füzik, Dominik Hrebík, Roman Pantůček, J. Thomas Beatty, Pavel Plevka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 24552380 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-020-16669-9 |
| Popis: | Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are phage-like particles that mediate lateral gene exchange. Here, the authors provide the structure of the GTA of Rhodobacter capsulatus (RcGTA), which resembles a tailed phage, and describe the conformational changes required for DNA ejection. |
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