Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3415937 Microbes and Infection 2006 7 Pages PDF
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.

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Structural and functional insights into the assembly of type 1 pili from Escherichia coli
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