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Type IV Pili in Gram-Positive Bacteria [PDF]
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2013 SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are surface-exposed fibers that mediate many functions in bacteria, including locomotion, adherence to host cells, DNA uptake (competence), and protein secretion and that can act as nanowires carrying electric current.
Stephen, Melville, Lisa, Craig
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Type IV pili: paradoxes in form and function [PDF]
Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2008 Type IV pili are filaments on the surfaces of many Gram-negative bacteria that mediate an extraordinary array of functions, including adhesion, motility, microcolony formation and secretion of proteases and colonization factors. Their prominent display on the surfaces of many bacterial pathogens, their vital role in virulence, and their ability to ...
Lisa, Craig, Juliana, Li
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Type IV Pili-Independent Photocurrent Production by the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Biophotovoltaic devices utilize photosynthetic organisms such as the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) to generate current for power or hydrogen production from light.
Miyuki A. Thirumurthy +13 more
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The EMBO Journal, 2014 Type IV pili are long polymers located on the surface of a wide variety of bacterial cells, including the pathogen Neisseria meningitidis. They are responsible for a diverse range of functions, including adhesion, motility and natural transformation. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Imhaus and Duménil show that two minor pilins, PilX and PilV, exert ...
Karuppiah, Vijaykumar +1 more
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Shearing and Enrichment of Extracellular Type IV Pili [PDF]
, 2017 Pili are widespread among bacteria. Type IVa pili (T4aP) are associated with a variety of bacterial functions, including adhesion, motility, natural transformation, biofilm formation, and force-dependent signaling. In pathogenic bacteria, T4aP play a crucial role during infection and have been the subject of hundreds of studies.
Alba Katiria, Gonzalez Rivera +1 more
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Discovery of a New
mBio, 2020 Neisseria gonorrhoeae relies on type IV pili (T4p) to promote colonization of their human host and to cause the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.
Linda I. Hu +6 more
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Bacteria Use Type IV Pili to Walk Upright and Detach from Surfaces [PDF]
, 2010 1. Department of Bioengineering, California Nano Systems Institute,University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. 2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA. 3.
Conrad, Jacinta C. +5 more
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Pulling Together with Type IV Pili
Microbial Physiology, 2004 Type IV pili are an efficient and versatile device for bacterial surface motility. They are widespread among the β-, γ-, and δ-proteobacteria and the cyanobacteria. Within that diversity, there is a core of conserved proteins that includes the pilin (PilA), the motors PilB and PilT, and various components of pilus biogenesis and assembly, PilC, PilD ...
Eric, Nudleman, Dale, Kaiser
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2011 To investigate the role of type IV pili in the virulence of phytopathogenic bacteria, four mutant strains for pilus biogenesis-related genes were generated in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605. PilA encodes the pilin protein as a major subunit of type
Fumiko Taguchi, Yuki Ichinose
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Environment International, 2020 Interspecies electron transfer plays an important role in syntrophic methanogenesis. Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between syntrophic oxidizers and methanogens via conductive pili has been only confirmed in some specific co-cultures.
Qidong Yin +4 more
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