Colicin Js
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| + | The operon for colicin B is encoded on a plasmid in the cytoplasm of the ''E. coli''. This operon also encodes its [[Colicin Immunity Protein]], [[Cji]], to protect the cell from the cytotoxic activities of the colicin, alongside a protein to aid the release of the colicin outside the cell. | ||
==Mechanism of uptake== | ==Mechanism of uptake== | ||
==Killing Activities== | ==Killing Activities== | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 25 March 2011
Colicin Js is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by E. coli which acts against other nearby E. coli to kill them with its cytotoxic domain; its method of killing is as yet unidentified.
Synthesis and release
The operon for colicin B is encoded on a plasmid in the cytoplasm of the E. coli. This operon also encodes its Colicin Immunity Protein, Cji, to protect the cell from the cytotoxic activities of the colicin, alongside a protein to aid the release of the colicin outside the cell.
