Acinetobacter baylyi regulates type IV pilus synthesis by employing two extension motors and a motor protein inhibitor

Type IV pili (T4P) are retractile appendages used by bacteria for DNA uptake and other purposes. T4P extension is thought to occur through the action of a single motor protein, PilB. Here, Ellison et al. show that T4P synthesis in Acinetobacter baylyi depends not only on PilB but also on an addition...

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Main Authors: Courtney K. Ellison, Triana N. Dalia, Catherine A. Klancher, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Zemer Gitai, Ankur B. Dalia
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3583dbdef1c547f08c1c0c160d87bd4c
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