Conserved structural features in Class I major fimbrial subunits (pilin) in gram-negative bacteria. Molecular basis of classification in seven subfamilies and identification of intrasubfamily sequence signature motifs which might be implicated in quaternary structure

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 424-442

  Girardeau, J P ^a   Bertin, Y ^a   Callebaut, I ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fimbrial adhesin; Hydrophobic cluster analysis; Pilins; Secondary structure predictions; Structural similarities

Indexed keywords

PILIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FIMBRIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033949051     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010045     Document Type: Article

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