New mechanism for Type IV pili retraction in Vibrio cholerae | International News Live Blog

https://internationalnewsliveblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/new-mechanism-for-type-iv-pili-retraction-in-vibrio-cholerae/

Although pathogenic bacteria often rely on a specialized molecular motor to retract their pili, a new study reveals that a minor pilin protein elicits pilus retraction in the cholera bacterium, Vibrio cholerae. http://internationalnewslive.com/new-mechanism-for-type-iv-pili-retraction-in-vibrio-cholerae/