PilY1 and minor pilins form a complex priming the type IVa pilus in Myxococcus xanthus
Type IVa pili are bacterial surface filaments that undergo extension and retraction powered by a protein machine that spans the cell envelope. Here, Treuner-Lange et al. show that a complex formed by PilY1 and minor pilins is an integral part of this machine and is necessary for pilus extension, adh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18803-z |