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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2010

F plasmid TraF and TraH are components of an outer membrane complex involved in conjugation.

Denis Arutyunov, Barbara Arenson, Jan Manchak, Laura S Frost

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Denis ArutyunovDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
Barbara Arenson
Jan Manchak
Laura S Frost
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research MT 62776
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

F plasmid TraF and TraH are required for F pilus assembly and F plasmid transfer. Using flotation sucrose density gradients, we found that TraF and TraH (as well as TraU and TraW) localized to the outer membrane in the presence of the complete F transfer region, especially TraV, the putative anchor. Mutational analysis of TraH revealed two domains that are important for its function and possible interaction with TrbI, which in turn has a role in stabilizing TraH.

Indexed as

F FactorAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneConjugation, GeneticConserved SequenceEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsNuclear ProteinsTraF protein, E coliTraH protein, Bacteria

Identifiers

PMID20081027
PMCPMC2832511
OpenAlexW2068584505

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