Colicin Ia
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| - | Colicin Ia is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. | + | Colicin Ia is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. coli'' which acts against other nearby ''E. coli'' to kill them by forming a pore in the membrane, leading to depolarisation of the membrane which kills the cell. |
==Synthesis and release== | ==Synthesis and release== | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 9 February 2011
Colicin Ia is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by E. coli which acts against other nearby E. coli to kill them by forming a pore in the membrane, leading to depolarisation of the membrane which kills the cell.
Synthesis and release
Mechanism of uptake
The N terminus is responsible for the translocation of colicin Ia across the membrane of the targeted cell. There is much flexibility on this region[1]
