Crystal structure of the P pilus rod subunit PapA.

P pili are important adhesive fibres involved in kidney infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains. P pili are assembled by the conserved chaperone-usher pathway, which involves the PapD chaperone and the PapC usher. During pilus assembly, subunits are incorporated into the growing fiber vi...

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Main Authors: Denis Verger, Esther Bullitt, Scott J Hultgren, Gabriel Waksman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.0030073&type=printable
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