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Magnetotactic bacteria can navigate along geomagnetic field lines due to the formation of magnetic iron minerals within unique prokaryotic organelles called magnetosomes. Here, using a multidisciplinary approach, we show that magnetosome biogenesis relies on the bi-functionality of the essential magnetosome membrane protein MamB. Our results also demonstrate that the intracellular assembly of 1D magnetosome arrays mainly depends on biotic factors.
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This page is a summary of: The dual role of MamB in magnetosome membrane assembly and magnetite biomineralization, Molecular Microbiology, January 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13899.
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