Abstract
Bhattacharya et al. show that bacterial intercellular nanotubes, facilitating cytoplasmic molecular exchange among cells, emerge from conserved CORE components of the flagellar export apparatus. CORE-mediated nanotube formation is widespread among bacterial species. The results establish the CORE-derived nanotube as a ubiquitous organelle, facilitating intercellular molecular trafficking across the bacterial kingdom.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-342.e10 |
| Journal | Cell Reports |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 9 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Bacillus subtilis
- bacterial communication
- bacterial community
- contact-dependent molecular exchange
- flagella type III secretion system
- flagellar export apparatus
- nanotubes
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology