Fine tuning the mechanism of Antigen 43 self-association to modulate aggregation levels of Escherichia coli pathogens
J. Vo, G. C. Martinez Ortiz, M. Totsika, A. Lo, A. E. Whitten, L. Hor, K. M. Peters, V. Ageorges, N. Caccia, M. Desvaux, M. A. Schembri, J. J. Paxman, B. Heras
The paper investigates the role of Ag43 homologues in bacterial aggregation and biofilm formation, revealing a common trans-association mechanism and how variations in these interactions affect aggregation kinetics.
bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry