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Review
. 1998 Oct;180(19):4993-5002.
doi: 10.1128/JB.180.19.4993-5002.1998.

Colicin import into Escherichia coli cells

C J Lazdunski  1 , E Bouveret, A Rigal, L Journet, R Lloubès, H Bénédetti
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Review

Colicin import into Escherichia coli cells

C J Lazdunski et al. J Bacteriol. 1998 Oct.
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Tol and Ton systems. OM, outer membrane; IM, inner membrane; P, periplasm; R, TonB-dependent receptor; C, C terminus; N, N terminus.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
Proposed model of colicin A translocation. T, domain involved in translocation (N-terminal region); RB, receptor binding (central) domain; C, pore-forming domain (C-terminal region); OM, outer membrane; IM, inner membrane; P, periplasm; PG, peptidoglycan.
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