Structure and Assembly of a Trans-Periplasmic Channel for Type IV Pili in Neisseria meningitidis

Type IV pili are polymeric fibers which protrude from the cell surface and play a critical role in adhesion and invasion by pathogenic bacteria. The secretion of pili across the periplasm and outer membrane is mediated by a specialized secretin protein, PilQ, but the way in which this large channel...

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Autores principales: Berry, Jamie-Lee, Phelan, Marie M., Collins, Richard F., Adomavicius, Tomas, Tønjum, Tone, Frye, Stefan A., Bird, Louise, Owens, Ray, Ford, Robert C., Lian, Lu-Yun, Derrick, Jeremy P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002923

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002923

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