A New Twist in the Assembly of Type IV Pilus-like Fibers Journal Articles

abstract

• The type II secretion system (T2SS) and the type IV pilus system (T4PS) are structurally related molecular machines that reversibly assemble helical fibers in an ATP-dependent manner. In this issue of Structure, Nivaskumar and colleagues provide support for a "spooling" model of T2SS pseudopilus assembly and suggest that the T2S-and by extension, T4P-system motors may operate in a rotary manner to assemble filaments.

authors

• Burrows, Lori

status

• published 

publication date

• May 2014

has subject area

• Biophysics (Science Metrix)
• Fimbriae, Bacterial (MeSH)
• Klebsiella oxytoca (MeSH)

published in

• Folding and Design  Journal

keywords

• Fimbriae, Bacterial
• Klebsiella oxytoca

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.str.2014.04.009

PubMed ID

• 24807073

start page

• 659

end page

• 661

volume

• 22

issue

• 5