Interdigitated immunoglobulin arrays form the hyperstable surface layer of the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans
A. von Kuegelgen, S. van Dorst, K. Yamashita, D. L. Sexton, E. I. Tocheva, G. N. Murshudov, V. Alva, T. Bharat
This study reveals the structure of the hyperstable S-layer in Deinococcus radiodurans, showing it is formed by immunoglobulin-like HPI proteins arranged in a hexagonal lattice.
bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2022Microbiology