title: traG protein of the F sex factor of Escherichia coli K-12 and its role in conjugation.
abstract: The traG protein of the F sex factor is an inner membrane protein with a molecular weight of 116,000. Mutants in traG (or in traN) are able to trigger conjugal DNA replication even though they cannot efficiently form stable mating aggregates with F(-) cells. The traG protein (and the traN protein) probably acts in the donor at the stabilization stage of conjugation.
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005144:F Factor; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins