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DNA Research
Reports summarize DNA research study results from University of Oslo, Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
April 7th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Identification of neisserial DNA binding components.' "Neisseria meningitidis, a causative agent of meningitis and septicaemia, expresses type IV pili, a feature correlating with the uptake of exogenous DNA from the environment by natural transformation. The outer membrane complex PilQ, through which pili are extruded and retracted, has previously been shown to bind DNA in its pore region," researchers in Oslo, Norway report. "In order to further elucidate how DNA is transported across the membranes, we searched for DNA binding proteins within the meningococcal inner membrane. Inner membrane fractions from a panel of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-07)
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