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The MscS and MscL Families of Mechanosensitive Channels Act as Microbial Emergency Release Valves

Single-celled organisms must survive exposure to environmental extremes. Perhaps one of the most variable and potentially life-threatening changes that can occur is that of a rapid and acute decrease in external osmolarity. This easily translates into several atmospheres of additional pressure that...

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Main Authors: Booth, Ian R., Blount, Paul
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430326/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685280
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00576-12
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