The type IV pilus protein PilU functions as a PilT-dependent retraction ATPase

Type IV pili are dynamic cell surface appendages found throughout the bacteria. The ability of these structures to undergo repetitive cycles of extension and retraction underpins their crucial roles in adhesion, motility and natural competence for transformation. In the best-studied systems a dedica...

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Published in:PLoS Genet
Main Authors: Adams, David W., Pereira, Jorge M., Stoudmann, Candice, Stutzmann, Sandrine, Blokesch, Melanie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6762196/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31525185
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008393
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