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TRANSFORMASOME [1 record]

Record 1 2021-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

For natural transformation to occur, bacteria must develop a highly regulated physiological state called competence, during which a multiprotein machinery, designated as the transformasome, is specifically expressed. The transformasome drives the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent integration into the bacterial genome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Chez [Haemophilus] influenzae, la capture et l'internalisation de l'ADN s'effectue au niveau des transformasomes [...]. Ces derniers sont de petites vésicules de 20 nm de diamètre localisées à la surface des cellules. Des études ont démontré que ces vésicules étaient le lieu de capture de l'ADN.

Spanish

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