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. 1981 Dec;78(12):7487–7491. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.12.7487

traG protein of the F sex factor of Escherichia coli K-12 and its role in conjugation

Paul A Manning 1,†, Giovanna Morelli 1, Mark Achtman 1
PMCID: PMC349293  PMID: 7038680

Abstract

The traG protein of the F sex factor is an inner membrane protein with a molecular weight of 116,000. Mutants in traG (or in traN) are able to trigger conjugal DNA replication even though they cannot efficiently form stable mating aggregates with F- cells. The traG protein (and the traN protein) probably acts in the donor at the stabilization stage of conjugation.

Keywords: stabilization of mating aggregates, membrane protein, F pilus, traN gene, mating cycle

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