Structure of the Neisseria meningitidis Type IV pilus
Type IV pili are present on a wide range of bacterial pathogens and mediate diverse functions. Here the authors report a high resolution crystal structure of the pilin subunit PilE, and a cryoEM reconstruction of the Type IV pilus filament from N. meningitidisthat offer insight into pilus assembly a...
Main Authors: | Subramania Kolappan, Mathieu Coureuil, Xiong Yu, Xavier Nassif, Edward H. Egelman, Lisa Craig |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13015 |
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