Cooperative retraction of bundled type IV pili enables nanonewton force generation

• Main Authors: Biais N., Ladoux B., Higashi D., So M., Sheetz M.
• Other Authors: BIOLOGY (NU)
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: article; bacterial infection; bacterial strain; bacterium adherence; bacterium pilus; electron microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; force; gene expression; host pathogen interaction; microbial activity; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; nonhuman; protein protein interaction; type IV pili; fimbria; pathogenicity; physiology; ultrastructure; Bacteria (microorganisms); Bacterial Adhesion; Fimbriae, Bacterial; Microscopy, Electron
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161857
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pbio.0060087