Motor properties of PilT-independent type 4 pilus retraction in gonococci
R. Zöllner, T. Cronenberg, B. Maier
This study shows gonococcal type 4 pili can retract without PilT, but with reduced force and speed, suggesting PilT is not essential but contributes to high-force functions.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2018Biophysics