Structure of Clostridium difficile PilJ Exhibits Unprecedented Divergence from Known Type IV Pilins.
Piepenbrink, K.H., Maldarelli, G.A., de la Pena, C.F., Mulvey, G.L., Snyder, G.A., De Masi, L., von Rosenvinge, E.C., Gunther, S., Armstrong, G.D., Donnenberg, M.S., Sundberg, E.J.(2014) J Biol Chem 289: 4334-4345
- PubMed: 24362261 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.534404
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4IXJ - PubMed Abstract: 
Type IV pili are produced by many pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria and are important for processes as diverse as twitching motility, cellular adhesion, and colonization. Recently, there has been an increased appreciation of the ability of Gram-positive species, including Clostridium difficile, to produce Type IV pili ...