Force-dependent polymorphism in type IV pili reveals hidden epitopes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 11358-11363

  Biais, Nicolas ^a   Higashi, Dustin L ^b   Brujić, Jasna ^c   So, Magdalene ^b   Sheetz, Michael P ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate immunogenic properties; Force polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; TYPE IV PILI PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC TWEEZER; MAGNETISM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; FIMBRIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

BACTERIA; BIOMIMETICS; EPITOPES; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; POLYMERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77954907406     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911328107     Document Type: Article

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