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Structure of the Neisseria meningitidis Type IV pilus
Neisseria meningitidis use Type IV pili (T4P) to adhere to endothelial cells and breach the blood brain barrier, causing cause fatal meningitis. T4P are multifunctional polymers of the major pilin protein, which share a conserved hydrophobic N terminus that is a curved extended α-helix, α1, in X-ray...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698424 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13015 |