Structure of polymerized type V pilin reveals assembly mechanism involving protease-mediated strand exchange
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DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0705-1
Abstract: Bacterial adhesion is a general strategy for host–microbe and microbe–microbe interactions. Adhesive pili are essential for colonization, biofilm formation, virulence and pathogenesis of many environmental and pathogenic bacteria 1 , 2 . Members of the… read more here.
Keywords: protease mediated; protease; assembly mechanism; mediated strand ... See more keywords