 "N. gonorrhoeae" is able to pull 100,000 times its own weight, and the pili used to do so are the amongst the strongest biological motors known to date, exerting one nanonewton.The PilF and PilT ATPase proteins are responsible for powering the extension and retraction of the type IV pilus, respectively.The adhesive functions of the gonococcal pilus play a role in microcolony aggregation and biofilm formation.