Handover mechanism of the growing pilus by the bacterial outer membrane usher FimD
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0587-z
Abstract: Pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli assemble surface structures termed pili, or fimbriae, to mediate binding to host-cell receptors1. Type 1 pili are assembled via the conserved chaperone–usher pathway2–5. The outer-membrane usher FimD recruits pilus… read more here.
Keywords: terminal domains; terminal domain; growing pilus; outer membrane ... See more keywords