Mechanism of secretion of TcpF by the Vibrio cholerae toxin-coregulated pilus.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212664120
Abstract: Many bacteria possess dynamic filaments called Type IV pili (T4P) that perform diverse functions in colonization and dissemination, including host cell adhesion, DNA uptake, and secretion of protein substrates-exoproteins-from the periplasm to the extracellular space.… read more here.
Keywords: toxin coregulated; vibrio cholerae; secretion; tcpf ... See more keywords
Wire-Storage Pantograph Mechanism for Strain and Force Amplification of a Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3197268
Abstract: A twisted and coiled polymer fiber (TCPF) is a soft thermal actuator increasingly used in current robotics applications. When implementing TCPF in robotics applications, amplifying the TCPF strain and force is necessary to obtain the… read more here.
Keywords: strain force; amplification; mechanism; force ... See more keywords