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Architecture of the type IVa pilus machine.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Mar 2016

Chang Yi-Wei, Rettberg Lee A, Treuner-Lange Anke, Iwasa Janet, Søgaard-Andersen Lotte, Jensen Grant J

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Type IVa pili are filamentous cell surface structures observed in many bacteria. They pull cells forward by extending, adhering to surfaces, and then retracting. We used cryo-electron tomography of intact Myxococcus xanthus cells to visualize type IVa pili and the protein machine that assembles and retracts them (the type IVa pilus machine, or T4PM) in situ, in both the piliated and nonpiliated states, at a...

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PMID: 26965631
DOI: 10.1126/science.aad2001
PMCID: PMC5929464

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