89KE - AN OVERVIEW

nicking reaction catalysed by the MobA89K and MobC89K proteins. The cleaved strand is then unwound from the helicase and sent to the 89K-encoded GI-variety T4SS machinery. The VirB1-89K part is assumed to work as a lytic transglycosylase, regionally opening the peptidoglycan with contributions from Another component(s) in the course of the assembly