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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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Autores principales: Verger, Denis, Bullitt, Esther, Hultgren, Scott J, Waksman, Gabriel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1868955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030073