Abstract:Bacteria use surface appendages called type IV pili to perform diverse activities including DNA uptake, twitching motility, and attachment to surfaces. Dynamic extension and retraction of pili is often required for these activities, but the stimuli that regulate these dynamics remain poorly characterized. To study this question, we use the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae, which uses mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA) pili to attach to surfaces in aquatic environments as the first step in biofilm formati… Show more
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