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SUBMITTER: Bhattacharya S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6456723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhattacharya Saurabh S Baidya Amit K AK Pal Ritesh Ranjan RR Mamou Gideon G Gatt Yair E YE Margalit Hanah H Rosenshine Ilan I Ben-Yehuda Sigal S
Cell reports 20190328 2
We have previously described the existence of membranous nanotubes, bridging adjacent bacteria, facilitating intercellular trafficking of nutrients, cytoplasmic proteins, and even plasmids, yet components enabling their biogenesis remain elusive. Here we reveal the identity of a molecular apparatus providing a platform for nanotube biogenesis. Using Bacillus subtilis (Bs), we demonstrate that conserved components of the flagellar export apparatus (FliO, FliP, FliQ, FliR, FlhB, and FlhA), designa ...[more]