Cryo-electron microscopy reveals two distinct type IV pili assembled by the same bacterium

Type IV pili are flexible filaments on the surface of bacteria, consisting of a helical assembly of pilin proteins. Here, Neuhaus et al. show that the bacterium Thermus thermophilus produces two forms of type IV pilus, differing in structure, protein composition, and function.

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Main Authors: Alexander Neuhaus, Muniyandi Selvaraj, Ralf Salzer, Julian D. Langer, Kerstin Kruse, Lennart Kirchner, Kelly Sanders, Bertram Daum, Beate Averhoff, Vicki A. M. Gold
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f6e1b2cff1d9480c826b1cfcf24587b5
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