The Structure of F-Pili

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-29

  Wang, Ying A ^a   Yu, Xiong ^a   Silverman, Philip M ^b   Harris, Robin L ^b   Egelman, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

cryo EM; helical polymers; polymorphisms; real space reconstruction; scanning transmission EM

Indexed keywords

FIMBRIA PROTEIN; PILIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM PILUS; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILAMENTOUS BACTERIOPHAGE; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE;

EID: 57749182669     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.054     Document Type: Article

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