Structural and functional insights into the assembly of type 1 pili from Escherichia coli.
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.
Capitani
Guido
G
Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. capitani@bioc.unizh.ch
Eidam
Oliv
O
Glockshuber
Rudi
R
Grütter
Markus G
MG
D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008958:Models, Molecular
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins