Comparative proteomic analysis of Neisseria meningitidis wildtype and dprA null mutant strains links DNA processing to pilus biogenesis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1004-8
Abstract: BackgroundDNA processing chain A (DprA) is a DNA binding protein which is ubiquitous in bacteria, and is required for DNA transformation to various extents among bacterial species. However, the interaction of DprA with competence and… read more here.
Keywords: dna; dpra; dpra null; pilus biogenesis ... See more keywords
Kingella kingae PilC1 and PilC2 are adhesive multifunctional proteins that promote bacterial adherence, twitching motility, DNA transformation, and pilus biogenesis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010440
Abstract: The gram-negative bacterium Kingella kingae is a leading cause of osteoarticular infections in young children and initiates infection by colonizing the oropharynx. Adherence to respiratory epithelial cells represents an initial step in the process of… read more here.
Keywords: pilc1 pilc2; pilus biogenesis; pilc2; twitching motility ... See more keywords