| Literature DB >> 16793308 |
Guido Capitani1, Oliv Eidam, Rudi Glockshuber, Markus G Grütter.
Abstract
Type 1 pili are filamentous protein complexes that are anchored to the outer membrane of uropathogenic Escherichia coli and mediate bacterial adhesion to the surface of urinary epithelium cells. We review here the current status of structural and functional studies on the assembly of type 1 pili.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16793308 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700