Figure 4. Structural analysis of M. sedula CdvB and CdvC homo and hetero-polymers.
(A) SEC elution profile (Superose 6) of CdvB and CdvC mixture (20 µM each). Aliquots of the column fractions were separated on 12% SDS-PAGE showing that the 7 ml void volume peak contained both proteins while the excess of CdvC was found in the 12 ml peak. (B) Negative staining EM image of the CdvB-CdvC polymers. (C) Negative staining EM image of the CdvB deletion mutant (CdvΔC). (D) Negative staining EM image of CdvC before incubation with CdvB. The insets in B and C correspond to higher magnification (×5).