The 3D reconstruction of a pilus
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The cryo-EM reconstruction shows how individual pilin protein units extend a part of their structure – the donor strand – to connect to each other and form a stable pilus filament.
Date:
30 March 2020
Credit:
H. Matsunami and S. Shibata, OIST
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