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. 1983 Dec;156(3):1338–1343. doi: 10.1128/jb.156.3.1338-1343.1983

Three-dimensional structure of the regularly constructed surface layer from Synechocystis sp. strain CLII.

B Karlsson, T Vaara, K Lounatmaa, H Gyllenberg
PMCID: PMC217985  PMID: 6417112

Abstract

The isolated, outermost cell wall layer from Synechocystis sp. strain CLII is described using electron microscopy and Fourier reconstruction to study the three-dimensional structure of the proteins within the layer to a resolution of ca. 3 nm. This surface layer forms regular hexagonal arrays (a = b = 15.2 nm). The two-dimensional space group is p6. The monomer proteins form hexamers arranged around a central hollow cylinder. The linkers between the hexamers are of the delta type and are located approximately in the central section between the top and bottom of the protein layer.

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