A SNARE-like mechanism mediates bacterial outer membrane exchange
Carolina Basurto De Santiago, Elias J. Topo, Pengbo Cao, Daniel Wall, Beiyan Nan
This study identifies a SNARE-like mechanism in Myxococcus xanthus that mediates outer membrane exchange through TraA and TraB proteins, revealing parallels to eukaryotic SNAREs.
bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology