The novel E. coli cell division protein, YtfB, plays a role in eukaryotic cell adhesion

• Main Authors: Bottomley, Amy L., Peterson, Elizabeth, Iosifidis, Gregory, Yong, Adeline Mei Hui, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren E., Ansari, Shirin, McKenzie, Chris, Burke, Catherine, Duggin, Iain G., Kline, Kimberly A., Harry, Elizabeth J.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Bacterial Adhesion; Bacteriology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146112
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Characterisation of protein function based solely on homology searches may overlook functions under specific environmental conditions, or the possibility of a protein having multiple roles. In this study we investigated the role of YtfB, a protein originally identified in a genome-wide screen to cau...