Cooperative retraction of bundled type IV pili enables nanonewton force generation.

The causative agent of gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bears retractable filamentous appendages called type IV pili (Tfp). Tfp are used by many pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria to carry out a number of vital functions, including DNA uptake, twitching motility (crawling over surfaces), and att...

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Autores principales: Nicolas Biais, Benoît Ladoux, Dustin Higashi, Magdalene So, Michael Sheetz
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/55e6ff2fc800423f9679ff38483270e1
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