Type IV Pilus Proteins Form an Integrated Structure Extending from the Cytoplasm to the Outer Membrane

Chengyun Li; Regina A. Wallace; Wesley P. Black; Yue-zhong Li; Zhaomin Yang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070144

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Type IV Pilus Proteins Form an Integrated Structure Extending from the Cytoplasm to the Outer Membrane

Chengyun Li,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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Regina A. Wallace,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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Wesley P. Black,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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Yue-zhong Li,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Zhaomin Yang

* E-mail: zmyang@vt.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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Type IV Pilus Proteins Form an Integrated Structure Extending from the Cytoplasm to the Outer Membrane

Chengyun Li,
Regina A. Wallace,
Wesley P. Black,
Yue-zhong Li,
Zhaomin Yang

Published: July 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070144

About the Authors

Chengyun Li

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Regina A. Wallace

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Wesley P. Black

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Yue-zhong Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China

Zhaomin Yang

* E-mail: zmyang@vt.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ZY YL CL RAW. Performed the experiments: CL RAW WPB. Analyzed the data: CL RAW WPB ZY. Wrote the paper: ZY CL.

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