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Filamentous bacteria produce aerial structures to allow spores to be dispersed. A new class of secreted, surface-active proteins called chaplins has been identified in Streptomyces coelicolor. Chaplins form unusual amyloid-like fibrils and act cooperatively to bring about aerial development.

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals,Bacterial Proteins,metabolism,Cell Wall,Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions,Molecular Structure,Streptomyces,cytology,growth & development

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals, Bacterial Proteins, metabolism, Cell Wall, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Molecular Structure, Streptomyces, cytology, growth & development

Aerial morphogenesis: enter the chaplins.

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