Ordered and Ushered; the Assembly and Translocation of the Adhesive Type I and P Pili
Type I and P pili are chaperone-usher pili of uropathogenic Escherichia coli, which allow bacteria to adhere to host cell receptors. Pilus formation and secretion are orchestrated by two accessory proteins, a chaperone, which catalyses pilus subunit folding and maintains them in a polymerization-com...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/2/3/841 |