title: Structural and functional insights into the assembly of type 1 pili from Escherichia coli.
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.
authors.affiliation: Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. capitani@bioc.unizh.ch
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capitani
authors.forename: Oliv
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eidam
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glockshuber
authors.forename: Markus G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Grütter
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins