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Electron Microscopy
3.22Å resolution

CryoEM structure of the type IV pilin PilA4 from Thermus thermophilus

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb6xxd/pdb
PDB entry 6xxd coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 6xxd coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 6xxd coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Thermus thermophilus HB27
Primary publication:
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals two distinct type IV pili assembled by the same bacterium.
Neuhaus A, Selvaraj M, Salzer R, Langer JD, Kruse K, Kirchner L, Sanders K, Daum B, Averhoff B, Gold VAM
Nat Commun 11 2231 (2020)
PMID: 32376942
Related structures: EMD-10647

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo hexadecamer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-180862 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Type IV wide pilus major component PilA4 Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
Length: 125 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 13.25 KDa
Source organism: Thermus thermophilus HB27
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q72JC0 (Residues: 7-131; Coverage: 95%)
Gene names: TT_C0858, pilA4
Sequence domains: Prokaryotic N-terminal methylation motif

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.22Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-10647

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Citations

5 review citations

Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?
Wang et al. (2023)
4 more

1 mention without citation

Structure Determination of Microtubules and Pili: Past, Present, and Future Directions.
Garnett et al. (2021)