Calcium binding properties of the Kingella kingae PilC1 and PilC2 proteins have differential effects on type IV pilus-mediated adherence and twitching motility

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 886-895

  Porsch, Eric A ^a   Johnson, Michael D L ^b,d   Broadnax, Angela D ^c   Garrett, Christopher K ^b,c   Redinbo, Matthew R ^b,c   St Geme III, Joseph W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; PILC1 PROTEIN; PILC2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; KINGELLA KINGAE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TWITCHING MOTILITY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KINGELLA KINGAE; MOVEMENT; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 84873534473     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02186-12     Document Type: Article

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