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The outer-membrane protein MafA of Neisseria meningitidis constitutes a novel protein secretion pathway specific for the fratricide protein MafB

MafB proteins are toxins secreted by Neisseria spp. which are involved in interbacterial competition. Their secretion mechanism has so far not been elucidated. Each strain can produce several MafB variants. On the chromosome, the mafB genes are localized on genomic islands also containing mafA genes...

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Autores principales: Arenas, Jesús, Catón, Laura, van den Hoeven, Tom, de Maat, Vincent, Cruz Herrero, Juan, Tommassen, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7738311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33315509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2020.1851940