[Pili determined by the tra genes of F-like plasmids].
The study of structural and functional features of plasmid-specific pili synthetized by E. coli cells under control of 27 F-like plasmids was performed. All the plasmids determined the pili of "flexible" type which were classified into 3 groups on the basis of difference in cell sensitivity to pili-specific phages f1, f2, Q. The possible role of transposons in the variation of pili functional properties was supposed.
Shchipkov
V P
VP
Sokolova
S L
SL
Gigani
O B
OB
Krivskaia
K S
KS
Pekhov
A P
AP
D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005144:F Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements