Direct visualization of sequence-specific DNA binding by gonococcal type IV pili.
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DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001224
Abstract: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of gonorrhoea, is a major burden on global healthcare systems, with an estimated ~80-90 million new global cases annually. This burden is exacerbated by increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance, which… read more here.
Keywords: dna; sequence specific; dna binding; type pili ... See more keywords
Type IV-Like Pili Facilitate Transformation in Naturally Competent Archaea
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00355-20
Abstract: Microbial organisms adapt and evolve by acquiring new genetic material through horizontal gene transfer. One way that this occurs is natural transformation, the direct uptake and genomic incorporation of environmental DNA by competent organisms. Archaea… read more here.
Keywords: dna uptake; natural transformation; type like; naturally competent ... See more keywords
Structure and Properties of a Natural Competence-Associated Pilin Suggest a Unique Pilus Tip-Associated DNA Receptor
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00614-19
Abstract: Thermus thermophilus is a thermophilic bacterium which is capable of natural transformation, the uptake of external DNA with high efficiency. DNA uptake is thought to be mediated by a competence-associated pilus, which binds the DNA… read more here.
Keywords: dna uptake; dna; competence associated; competence ... See more keywords
Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Genomic DNA Using Gold Nanoprobes Which Target the Gonococcal DNA Uptake Sequence
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.920447
Abstract: The rapid spread of antimicrobial resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae continues to pose a serious threat to global health. To successfully treat and control gonococcal infections, rapid diagnosis is critical. Currently, nucleic acid amplification tests are the… read more here.
Keywords: dna; neisseria gonorrhoeae; dna uptake; gold nanoprobes ... See more keywords
Cj0683 Is a Competence Protein Essential for Efficient Initialization of DNA Uptake in Campylobacter jejuni
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DOI: 10.3390/biom13030514
Abstract: C. jejuni is an important food-borne pathogen displaying high genetic diversity, substantially based on natural transformation. The mechanism of DNA uptake from the environment depends on a type II secretion/type IV pilus system, whose components… read more here.
Keywords: dna; dna uptake; essential efficient; initialization dna ... See more keywords