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 …

The type II secretion system (T2SS) is a multi‐protein complex used by many bacteria to
move substrates across their cell membrane. Substrates released into the environment …

Type IV pili are part of a widespread superfamily of bacterial and archaeal cell surface
structures important for biofilm formation, motility, host adhesion, predation, DNA uptake …

Summary Type IV pili (T4P) are bacterial virulence factors involved in a wide variety of
functions including deoxyribonucleic acid uptake, surface attachment, biofilm formation and …

Type 4 filaments (T4F) are a superfamily of filamentous nanomachines–virtually ubiquitous
in prokaryotes and functionally versatile–of which type 4 pili (T4P) are the defining member …

A systematic genetic analysis was performed to identify the inner membrane proteins
essential for type IV pilus (T4P) expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. By inactivating the …

Motility and protein secretion are key processes contributing to bacterial virulence. A wealth
of phylogenetic, biochemical and structural evidence support the hypothesis that the widely …

We report the crystal structure of a thermophilic “ene” reductase (TOYE) isolated from
Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus E39. The crystal structure reveals a tetrameric …

SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are retractable multifunctional nanofibers present on the
surface of numerous bacterial and archaeal species. Their importance to microbiology is …

Neisseria meningitidis interacts with host tissues through hierarchical, concerted and co-
ordinated actions of a number of adhesins; many of which undergo antigenic and phase …