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Colicin E2
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(New page: Colicin E2 is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by "E. Coli" which acts against other nearby "E. Coli" to kill them with its DNase activity; it digests the host genome, leading to ...) |
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| - | Colicin E2 is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by | + | Colicin E2 is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. coli'' which acts against other nearby ''E. coli'' to kill them with its DNase activity; it digests the host genome, leading to its death. |
==Synthesis and release== | ==Synthesis and release== | ||
==Mechanism of uptake== | ==Mechanism of uptake== | ||
| + | {{STRUCTURE_2ysu | PDB=2ysu | SCENE= }} | ||
| + | Colicin E2 binds to the BtuB receptor on the target ''E. coli'' cell to begin its translocation across the membrane. This structure shows the binding between | ||
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==Killing Activities== | ==Killing Activities== | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 31 January 2011
Colicin E2 is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by E. coli which acts against other nearby E. coli to kill them with its DNase activity; it digests the host genome, leading to its death.
Synthesis and release
Mechanism of uptake
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||||
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Colicin E2 binds to the BtuB receptor on the target E. coli cell to begin its translocation across the membrane. This structure shows the binding between
