Structural highlights
Function
MAMA_MAGSA Probably forms a large homooligomer on which other magnetosome subunits assemble (Probable). Required for formation of functional magnetosomes from pre-existing vesicles, it has a dynamic location in the cell (PubMed:15004275).[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Komeili A, Vali H, Beveridge TJ, Newman DK. Magnetosome vesicles are present before magnetite formation, and MamA is required for their activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Mar 16;101(11):3839-44. PMID:15004275 doi:10.1073/pnas.0400391101
- ↑ Zeytuni N, Ozyamak E, Ben-Harush K, Davidov G, Levin M, Gat Y, Moyal T, Brik A, Komeili A, Zarivach R. Self-recognition mechanism of MamA, a magnetosome-associated TPR-containing protein, promotes complex assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 16;108(33):E480-7. Epub 2011 Jul 22. PMID:21784982 doi:10.1073/pnas.1103367108
