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ArticleScience advances2026

Matrix plasticity and the molecular basis of extracellular filament assembly in

Ana Álvarez-Mena, Muhammed Bilal Abdul Shukkoor, Joaquín Caro-Astorga, Mélanie Berbon, María Luisa Antequera-Gómez, Montserrat Grifé-Ruiz, Axelle Grélard, Brice Kauffmann, Estelle Morvan, Oscar P Kuipers and 4 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Ana Álvarez-MenaDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5357-8944
Muhammed Bilal Abdul ShukkoorInstitut de Chimie et de Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, CNRS, UMR5248, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
Joaquín Caro-AstorgaDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4650-6376
Mélanie BerbonInstitut de Chimie et de Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, CNRS, UMR5248, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
María Luisa Antequera-GómezDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8920-2028
Montserrat Grifé-RuizDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9090-5975
Axelle GrélardInstitut de Chimie et de Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, CNRS, UMR5248, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6708-2253
Brice KauffmannInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UAR3033 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm US01, Pessac F-33600, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2932-3255
Estelle MorvanInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UAR3033 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm US01, Pessac F-33600, France.
Oscar P KuipersDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Centre for Synthetic Biology, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5596-7735
Antonio de VicenteDepartamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 31 (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Málaga 29071, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2716-9861
Birgit HabensteinInstitut de Chimie et de Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, CNRS, UMR5248, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3723-9552
Antoine LoquetInstitut de Chimie et de Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, CNRS, UMR5248, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7176-7813
Diego RomeroDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2052-6515

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The controlled assembly of extracellular filaments is essential for bacterial multicellularity and surface colonization. While Gram-positive bacteria rely on a variety of mechanisms to construct surface-associated fibers, many noncanonical pathways remain largely unexplored. Here, we identify a regulated, sortase-independent system in

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