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The Bacillus anthracis S-layer is an exoskeleton-like structure that imparts mechanical and osmotic stabilization to the cell wall
Surface layers (S-layers) are 2D paracrystalline protein monolayers covering the cell envelope of many prokaryotes and archaea. Proposed functions include a role in cell support, as scaffolding structure, as molecular sieve, or as virulence factor. Bacillus anthracis holds two S-layers, composed of...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9802277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36714836 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac121 |