Cooperative retraction of bundled type IV pili enables nanonewton force generation.

Cooperative retraction of bundled type IV pili enables nanonewton force generation.

The causative agent of gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bears retractable filamentous appendages called type IV pili (Tfp). Tfp are used by many pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria to carry out a number of vital functions, including DNA uptake, twitching motility (crawling over surfaces), and att...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Biais, Benoît Ladoux, Dustin Higashi, Magdalene So, Michael Sheetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18416602/?tool=EBI

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