MicrobiologybioRxiv
Dual functionality of the TasA amyloid protein in Bacillus physiology and fitness on the phylloplane
J. Camara-Almiron, Y. Navarro, M. C. Magno-Perez-Bryan…·D. Romero
This study identifies two distinct roles of TasA in Bacillus subtilis: structural ECM formation and membrane dynamics stabilization during stationary phase, impacting biofilm formation and phylloplane survival.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-15758-z