Structure of an essential Type IV pilus biogenesis protein provides insights into pilus and type II secretion systems

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 419, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 110-124

  Yamagata, Atsushi ^a   Milgotina, Ekaterina ^b   Scanlon, Karen ^b   Craig, Lisa ^c   Tainer, John A ^a   Donnenberg, Michael S ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

crystal structure; GspE ATPase; protein protein interaction; type II secretion; type IV pili

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BFPC; PROTEIN BFPD; PROTEIN BFPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM PILUS TYPE IV; BIOGENESIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84860303391     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.041     Document Type: Article

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