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Assembly-Pathway Regulation Dictates pH-Responsive Actuation in the R-Body Protein Machinery

Abstract Refractile bodies (R-bodies) are protein assemblies that form intracellular rolls and extend into spirals in response to environmental stimuli. Type 51 R-body assembles from four Reb proteins and undergoes rapid, repeatable ∼50-fold extension. Although R-bodies were described more than 70 years ago, the roles...