An extensively glycosylated archaeal pilus survives extreme conditions

Pili on the surface of Sulfolobus islandicus are used for many functions, and serve as receptors for certain archaeal viruses. The cells grow optimally at pH 3 and 80° C, exposing these extracellular appendages to a very harsh environment. These pili, when removed from cells, resist digestion by try...

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Published in:Nat Microbiol
Main Authors: Wang, Fengbin, Cvirkaite-Krupovic, Virginija, Kreutzberger, Mark A.B., Su, Zhangli, de Oliveira, Guilherme A.P., Osinski, Tomasz, Sherman, Nicholas, DiMaio, Frank, Wall, Joseph S., Prangishvili, David, Krupovic, Mart, Egelman, Edward H.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6656605/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110358
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0458-x
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