Pilin Processing Follows a Different Temporal Route than That of Archaellins in Methanococcus maripaludis

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 85 - 101
• Main Authors: Nair, Divya B, Jarrell, Ken F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05.01.2015; MDPI
• Subjects: archaea; archaellins; Methanococcus maripaludis; N-linked glycosylation; pilins; signal peptide

Methanococcus maripaludis has two different surface appendages: type IV-like pili and archaella. Both structures are believed to be assembled using a bacterial type IV pilus mechanism. Each structure is composed of multiple subunits, either pilins or archaellins. Both pilins and archaellins are made...