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Beth A. Traxler

University of WashingtonORCID 0009-0004-7462-370XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedAug 31, 2026

β-strand complementation within tip initiation complexes licenses assembly of diverse type IV filaments

Taylor J. Ellison, Zoey R. Litt, Justin N. Applegate…·Alexey J. Merz

This paper identifies a β-strand complementation mechanism used by PilC/PilY1 proteins to license type IV filament assembly across diverse systems.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.2602298123

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 9, 2026

Expression of soluble Type IV Minor Pilins and isolation of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae PilI-PilJ subcomplex

Justin N. Applegate, Emma Y.D. Miller, Zoey R. Litt…·Alexey J. Merz

This paper describes a method to express and purify soluble type IV minor pilins from E. coli and identifies a heterodimeric interaction between PilI and PilJ in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

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E. coliproteomics

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