Extended Data Fig. 2: Overexpressing PilA-N and PilA-C in wild-type G. sulfurreducens yielded pili-like filaments on the bacterial surface. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 2: Overexpressing PilA-N and PilA-C in wild-type G. sulfurreducens yielded pili-like filaments on the bacterial surface.

From: Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour

Extended Data Fig. 2: Overexpressing PilA-N and PilA-C in wild-type G. sulfurreducens yielded pili-like filaments on the bacterial surface.

a, Immunoblot of whole-cell lysate showing overexpression of PilA-N and PilA-C under induced conditions. For gel source data, see Supplementary Fig. 8. b, c, Negative-stain TEM images of wild-type cells under uninduced (b) and induced (c) conditions. d, Zoomed image of pili-like filament shown in c. Scale bars, 200 nm (b, c), 50 nm (d).

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