Protease-enabled strand exchange to mediate assembly of type V pilus is confirmed using a combination of cryogenic electron microscopy and X-ray crystal structures.
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Burrows, L.L. Heads or tails for type V pilus assembly. Nat Microbiol 5, 782–784 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0732-y
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