This is made possible by a protein complex on the cell wall which continuously assembles bacterial grappling hooks from its constituent elements. After reeling in a pilus, it is able to extend a new ...

Recognition of the β-lactam Carboxylate Triggers Acylation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Penicillin-Binding Protein 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019; jbc.RA119.009942 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.009942 ...