Chapter 12. Structure, Function, Import, and Immunity of Colicins
- Volkmar Braun1,
- Friedrich Götz2
Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/3527602720.ch12
Copyright © 2001 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Book Title
Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology
Additional Information
How to Cite
Braun, V. and Pilsl, H. (2005) Structure, Function, Import, and Immunity of Colicins, in Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology (eds V. Braun and F. Götz), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527602720.ch12
Editor Information
- 1
Mikrobiologie/Membranphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
- 2
Mikrobielle Genetik, Universität Tübingen, Waldhäuser Str. 70/8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
- Published Print: 29 NOV 2001
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9783527306152
Online ISBN: 9783527602728
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- colicins;
- structure;
- function;
- import;
- immunity;
- pesticin
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Colicin M inhibits murein biosynthesis and thus displays a unique activity among the colicins
Colicins 5 and 10 are taken up by a novel mechanism
Colicins evolved by the exchange of DNA fragments which precisely defined functional domains
Pore-forming colicins are inactivated by the cognate immunity proteins shortly before the formation of the transmembrane pores
Pesticin is a muramidase which is inactivated by the immunity protein in the periplasm
Acknowledgments
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