PilMNOPQ from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus System Form a Transenvelope Protein Interaction Network That Interacts with PilA

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pili (T4P) are virulence factors that promote infection of cystic fibrosis and immunosuppressed patients. As the absence of T4P impairs colonization, they are attractive targets for the development of novel therapeutics. Genes in the pilMNOPQ operon are important for both T4P assembly and a form of bacterial movement, called twitching motility, that is required for pathogenicity....

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