Barstar

Barstar

Barstar is a small protein synthesized by the bacterium "Bacillus amyloliquefaciens". Its function is to inhibit the ribonuclease activity of its binding partner barnase, with which it forms an extraordinarily tightly bound complex within the cell until barnase is secreted.

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