Oxygen depletion and nitric oxide stimulate type IV MSHA pilus retraction in Vibrio cholerae via activation of the phosphodiesterase CdpA
H. Q. Hughes, K. A. Floyd, S. Hossain, S. Anantharaman, D. T. Kysela, Y. Yu, M. P. Kappler, T. N. Dalia, R. C. Podicheti, D. B. Rusch, Y. V. Brun, S. C. Jacobson, J. B. McKinlay, F. H. Yildiz, E. M. Boon, A. B. Dalia
This study identifies oxygen depletion and nitric oxide as stimuli that trigger MSHA pilus retraction in V. cholerae via the phosphodiesterase CdpA.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2021Microbiology