CryoEM reveals the structure of an archaeal pilus involved in twitching motility
M. C. Gaines, S. Sivabalasarma, M. N. Isupov, R. U. Haque, M. McLaren, C. Hanus, V. A. M. Gold, S.-V. Albers, B. Daum
The paper presents a cryoEM structure of the archaeal adhesive pilus (Aap) from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, revealing three distinct conformations of the subunit AapB.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2023Microbiology