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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bertram Daum
PROVIDER: EMPIAR-11888 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
eLife 20240122
Surface layers (S-layers) are resilient two-dimensional protein lattices that encapsulate many bacteria and most archaea. In archaea, S-layers usually form the only structural component of the cell wall and thus act as the final frontier between the cell and its environment. Therefore, S-layers are crucial for supporting microbial life. Notwithstanding their importance, little is known about archaeal S-layers at the atomic level. Here, we combined single-particle cryo electron microscopy, cryo e ...[more]