Insights into type IV pilus biogenesis and dynamics from genetic analysis of a C-terminally tagged pilin: A role for O-linked glycosylation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1166-1178

  Vik, Åshild ^a   Aspholm, Marina ^a   Anonsen, Jan Haug ^a   Børud, Bente ^a   Roos, Norbert ^a   Koomey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEMBRANE BINDING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; TYPE IV BACTERIUM PILUS;

FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 84866005212     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08166.x     Document Type: Article

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