Mechanism of Leader Peptidases Resembles the Catalytic Dyad-Like Maturation of IncP Pilin Precursors
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A specific protease encoded by the conjugative DNA transfer systems of IncP and Ti plasmids is essential for pilus synthesis.
TraF, an essential component of the conjugative transfer apparatus of the broad-host-range plasmid RP4 (IncP), which is located at the periplasmic side of the cytoplasmic membrane, encodes a specific protease. The traF gene products of IncP and Ti plasmids show extensive similarities to prokaryotic and eukaryotic signal peptidases. Mutational analysis of RP4 TraF revealed that the mechanism of ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2000