Discovery of PilU as a second Type IV pilus retraction motor in Myxococcus xanthus
Mahdia Rahman, Subedi Kalpana, Andrea Harms, Daniel Wall, Anke Treuner‐Lange
This paper identifies PilU as a second T4P retraction motor in M. xanthus, showing it is essential for force generation and modulated by calcium and a flexible C-terminal region.
Journal of Bacteriology · Aug 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology