The bacterial fimbrial tip acts as a mechanical force sensor.
There is increasing evidence that the catch bond mechanism, where binding becomes stronger under tensile force, is a common property among non-covalent interactions between biological molecules that are exposed to mechanical force in vivo. Here, by using the multi-protein tip complex of the mannose-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091844?pdf=render |