Ultrahigh resolution and full-length pilin structures with insights for filament assembly, pathogenic functions, and vaccine potential.

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Published in J Biol Chem on October 24, 2011

Authors

Sophia Hartung1, Andrew S Arvai, Timothy Wood, Subramaniapillai Kolappan, David S Shin, Lisa Craig, John A Tainer

Author Affiliations

1: Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.

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