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In most cases S-layers attach to the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria by non-covalent interactions (Koval and Murray, 1984; Sleytr and Messner, 1988). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (Dooley et al., 1985) or proteins (Thorne et al., 1975) have been implicated as the molecules to which the S-layer protein interacts to maintain cell association. This report suggests that another outer membrane component, termed the S-layer-associated oligosaccharide (SAO), is the molecule responsible for the attachment of RsaA, the S-layer protein of Caulobacter crescentus, to the cell surface.
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Walker, S.G., Smit, J. (1993). Attachment of the S-Layer of Caulobacter crescentus to the Cell Surface. In: Beveridge, T.J., Koval, S.F. (eds) Advances in Bacterial Paracrystalline Surface Layers. NATO ASI Series, vol 252. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9032-0_29
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