Type IV pili: dynamics, biophysics and functional consequences
Type IV pili: dynamics, biophysics and functional consequences
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The surfaces of many bacteria are decorated with long, exquisitely thin appendages called type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a pool of pilin subunits. Cycles of pilus extension, binding and retraction enable T4P to perform a phenomenally diverse array of functions, including twitching motility,...
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Type IV pili: dynamics, biophysics and functional consequences
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2210251578
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2210251578
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1740-1526
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1740-1534
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10.1038/s41579-019-0195-4
