Researchers discover energy supply for protein secretion
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
In order to interact with the environment, bacteria secrete a whole arsenal of proteins. Researchers have now found how one of the transportation systems used for this purpose the type VI secretion system works for the single-celled organism Agrobacterium tumefaciens. They have identified the relevant transport proteins and their energy suppliers.