Structure and evolution of the magnetochrome domains: no longer alone

Structure and evolution of the magnetochrome domains: no longer alone

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) can swim along Earth’s magnetic field lines, thanks to the alignment of dedicated cytoplasmic organelles. These organelles, termed magnetosomes, are proteolipidic vesicles filled by a 35-120 nm crystal of either magnetite or greigite. The formation and alignment of magne...

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Main Authors: Pascal eArnoux, Marina I Siponen, Christopher T Lefèvre, Nicolas eGinet, David ePignol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Iron
redox reactions
Evolution, Molecular
magnetotactic bacteria
magnetochrome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00117/full

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