Structural and functional insights into the assembly of type 1 pili from Escherichia coli

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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Veröffentlicht in:	Microbes and infection 2006-07, Vol.8 (8), p.2284-2290
Hauptverfasser:	Capitani, Guido, Eidam, Oliv, Glockshuber, Rudi, Grütter, Markus G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Escherichia coli Escherichia coli - physiology Escherichia coli Proteins - metabolism Fimbriae Proteins - chemistry Fimbriae Proteins - metabolism Fimbriae, Bacterial - physiology Folding Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Microbiology Miscellaneous Models, Biological Models, Molecular Structural studies Type 1 pili Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1286-4579 1769-714X
DOI:	10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.013