Substitutions in the N-terminal alpha helical spine of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilin affect Type IV pilus assembly, dynamics and associated functions
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Type IV Pilus Assembly Proficiency and Dynamics Influence Pilin Subunit Phospho-Form Macro- and Microheterogeneity in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
The PilE pilin subunit protein of the gonococcal Type IV pilus (Tfp) colonization factor undergoes multisite, covalent modification with the zwitterionic phospho-form modification phosphoethanolamine (PE). In a mutant lacking the pilin-like PilV protein however, PilE is modified with a mixture of PE and phosphocholine (PC). Moreover, intrastrain variation of PilE PC modification levels have bee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0950-382X,1365-2958
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05482.x