The mating pilus of E. coli pED208 acts as a conduit for ssDNA during horizontal gene transfer.
Leticia BeltránHolly TorsilieriJonasz B PatkowskiJie E YangJames CasanovaTiago R D CostaElizabeth R WrightEdward H EgelmanPublished in: mBio (2023)
, we show that DNA can be transferred through this pilus between a donor and a recipient cell that has not established a tight mating junction, providing a new picture for the role of this pilus.