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Nanoscale Pulling of Type IV Pili Reveals Their Flexibility and Adhesion to Surfaces over Extended Lengths of the Pili.

Biophysical journal - 16 Jun 2015

Lu Shun, Giuliani Maximiliano, Harvey Hanjeong, Burrows Lori L, Wickham Robert A, Dutcher John R

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Type IV pili (T4P) are very thin protein filaments that extend from and retract into bacterial cells, allowing them to interact with and colonize a broad array of chemically diverse surfaces. The physical aspects that allow T4P to mediate adherence to many different surfaces remain unclear. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoscale pulling experiments were used to measure the mechanical properties of T4P of a...

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PMID: 26083926
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.05.016
PMCID: PMC4472224

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