Plant transformation: a pilus in Agrobacterium T-DNA transfer.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers a protein-DNA complex to plant cells in a process similar to bacterial conjugation; the mechanism of transfer is beginning to be unravelled by biochemical, genetic and electron microscopic studies.
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Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley 94720, USA.
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D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D037521:Virulence Factors
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors