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PilM/N/O/P proteins form an inner membrane complex that affects the stability of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilus secretin.
Journal of molecular biology - 20 Nov 2009
Ayers M, Sampaleanu L M, Tammam S, Koo J, Harvey H, Howell P L, Burrows L L
Abstract excerpt
The highly conserved pilM/N/O/P/Q gene cluster is among the core set of genes required for cell surface expression of type IV pili and associated twitching motility. With the exception of the outer membrane secretin, a multimer of PilQ subunits, the specific functions of the products encoded by this gene cluster are poorly characterized. Orthologous proteins in the related bacterial type II secretion system have...
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