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Electron cryo-microscopy reveals the structure of the archaeal thread filament
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2022.
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Abstract
- Pili are filamentous appendages on the surface of bacteria and archaea, and play roles in multiple processes such as adhesion, motility and horizontal gene transfer. Here, Gaines et al. describe the structure of a new type of pilus, termed ‘thread’, from the model archaeaon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.999b454003945b89a4580142f7659c6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34652-4