Distinct TssA proteins converge in coordinating tail biogenesis of the type VI secretion systems

Jemal Ali^{1

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3}, Erh-Min Lai^{1

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4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung-Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Biotechnology Center, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Jemal Ali et al. Bioessays. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;45(2):e2200219.

doi: 10.1002/bies.202200219. Epub 2022 Nov 20.

Jemal Ali^{1

2

3}, Erh-Min Lai^{1

2

4}

¹ Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung-Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Biotechnology Center, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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