Homologs of the plastidal preprotein translocase Tic20 mediate organelle assembly in bacteria
A. Paulus, F. Ahrens, A. Schraut, H. Hofman, T. Schiller, T. Sura, D. Becher, R. Uebe
The paper identifies MamF-like proteins in bacteria as homologs of the chloroplast Tic20 translocase, showing they mediate magnetosome assembly and function.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology