Phospholipid-independent biogenesis and function of the RP4 conjugation pilus

Naito Ishimoto, Shan He, Mikhail Bogdanov, Terry K. Smith, Gad Frankel, Konstantinos Beis

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x
Published: 2026-06-17
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x,
  title = {Phospholipid-independent biogenesis and function of the RP4 conjugation pilus},
  author = {Naito Ishimoto and Shan He and Mikhail Bogdanov and Terry K. Smith and Gad Frankel and Konstantinos Beis},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Phospholipid-independent biogenesis and function of the RP4 conjugation pilus
AU  - Naito Ishimoto
AU  - Shan He
AU  - Mikhail Bogdanov
AU  - Terry K. Smith
AU  - Gad Frankel
AU  - Konstantinos Beis
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Communications
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x
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Ishimoto, N., He, S., Bogdanov, M., Smith, T. K., Frankel, G., & Beis, K. (2026). Phospholipid-independent biogenesis and function of the RP4 conjugation pilus. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74409-x

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