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The promiscuous nucleation model of CsgA in vivo polymerization. Curli assembly is governed by surface-localized CsgB (heteronucleation) and by the growing fiber tip (homonucleation). After secretion from the periplasm to extracellular space, R1 and R5 of CsgA can interact with CsgB or fiber tips, initiating curli formation.
