Minor pilin subunits are conserved inVibrio choleraetype IV pili
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Roles of minor pilin subunits Spy0125 and Spy0130 in the serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes strain SF370.
Adhesive pili on the surface of the serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes strain SF370 are composed of a major backbone subunit (Spy0128) and two minor subunits (Spy0125 and Spy0130), joined covalently by a pilin polymerase (Spy0129). Previous studies using recombinant proteins showed that both minor subunits bind to human pharyngeal (Detroit) cells (A. G. Manetti et al., Mol. Microbiol. 64:968-98...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0928-8244,1574-695X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2002.tb00569.x