Pilus Assembly Model (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Pilus Assembly Model

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The protease RgpB releases the donor strand (seen in red in the diagram) from the unassembled pilin, which flips out, and inserts itself into its neighbor.

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H. Matsunami and S. Shibata, OIST

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