A heterotrimeric complex of minor pseudopilins from the type II secretion system has been identified and its crystal structure solved. Although each subunit shares the same overall α-β fold as other characterized (pseudo)pilins, GspK has a unique large α-helical domain inserted between two canonical β-strands. The structure constrains models for pseudopilus assembly.
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Forest, K. The type II secretion arrowhead: the structure of GspI–GspJ–GspK. Nat Struct Mol Biol 15, 428–430 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0508-428
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