PilT and PilU are homohexameric ATPases that coordinate to retract type IVa pili
J. L. Chlebek, H. Q. Hughes, A. S. Ratkiewicz, R. Rayyan, J. C.-Y. Wang, B. E. Herrin, T. N. Dalia, N. Biais, A. B. Dalia
This paper identifies PilU as a PilT-dependent retraction ATPase that works with PilT to retract type IVa pili in Vibrio cholerae and Acinetobacter baylyi.
PLOS Genetics · Oct 18, 2019Peer-reviewedMicrobiology