Multiple conformations facilitate PilT function in the type IV pilus

Bacterial type IV pilus-like systems catalyse the formation of pilin fibres but it is unknown how they are powered. Here, the authors present crystal and cryo-EM structures of the hexameric motor ATPases PilB and PilT from Type IVa Pilus that reveal different conformational states, classify the conf...

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Main Authors: Matthew McCallum, Samir Benlekbir, Sheryl Nguyen, Stephanie Tammam, John L. Rubinstein, Lori L. Burrows, P. Lynne Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13070-z