Journal article
Structural and functional insights into the assembly of type 1 pili from Escherichia coli.
- Capitani G Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. capitani@bioc.unizh.ch
- Eidam O
- Glockshuber R
- Grütter MG
- 2006-06-24
Published in:
- Microbes and infection. - 2006
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins
Fimbriae Proteins
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Models, Biological
Models, Molecular
English
Type 1 pili are filamentous protein complexes that are anchored to the outer membrane of uropathogenic Escherichia coli and mediate bacterial adhesion to the surface of urinary epithelium cells. We review here the current status of structural and functional studies on the assembly of type 1 pili.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.013
- PMID 16793308
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/57198
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