title: Nucleotide sequence and functions of mrk determinants necessary for expression of type 3 fimbriae in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of six genes involved in the expression of type 3 fimbriae of Klebsiella pneumoniae was determined. In addition to the genes that encode the fimbrial subunit (mrkA) and adhesion (mrkD), the mrkB, mrkC, and mrkE genes appear to be involved in assembly of the fimbrial filament and regulation of type 3 fimbrial expression. The mrkF gene product is required to maintain the stability of the fimbrial filament on the cell surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gerlach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clegg
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C058768:Klebsiella pneumoniae type 3 fimbrial adhesin; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins