An ester bond underlies the mechanical strength of a pathogen surface protein

Bacterial surface adhesion proteins are characterized by unusual mechanical properties. Here, the authors use atomic force microscopy-based technique to study a surface-anchoring protein Cpe0147 from Clostridium perfringens and show that an ester bond can withstand considerable mechanical forces and...

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Main Authors: Hai Lei, Quan Ma, Wenfei Li, Jing Wen, Haibo Ma, Meng Qin, Wei Wang, Yi Cao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f6921e3e6a71455a9c7080bf0c5fecd1
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