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Scientists Decode How Bacterial R-Bodies Assemble and Snap Open
Original: Four Proteins, One Machine: Scientists Decode How Bacterial R-Bodies Assemble and Snap Open
Researchers have worked out how bacterial R-bodies, tiny protein ribbons inside certain bacteria, are built and how they suddenly uncoil. The finding shows that just four proteins self-assemble into a ribbon-like machine that snaps open, likely to release toxins inside host cells. Understanding this mechanism could inform new approaches in microbiology and bioengineering.
Why now: New research revealing the assembly mechanism of these bacterial protein structures is of interest to the biology community.
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- Four Proteins, One Machine: Scientists Decode How Bacterial R-Bodies Assemble and Snap Open · Bioengineer.org
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