Adhesion mechanisms of curli subunit CsgA to abiotic surfaces

Abstract

The curli fiber subunit, CsgA, adheres strongly to abiotic surfaces through side-chain interactions and also exhibits correlated motion.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 04, 2016
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.1600998

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth P DeBenedictis
  • Jenny Liu
  • Sinan Keten

Organizations

  • Northwestern University
  • Office of Naval Research