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. 2014 Jan 15;127(Pt 2):277-80.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.137596. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

A bacterial tubulovesicular network

Devrim Acehan  1 , Rachel Santarella-Mellwig, Damien P Devos
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A bacterial tubulovesicular network

Devrim Acehan et al. J Cell Sci. .

Abstract

We report the presence of a membranous tubulovesicular network in the planctomycete bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus. This endomembrane system interacts with membrane coat proteins and is capable of protein internalization and degradation. Taken together, this suggests that the planctomycetal bacterium could illuminate the emergence of complex endomembrane systems.

Keywords: Endomembrane system; Planctomycetes; Tubulovesicular network.

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