Interaction of the cyclic-di-GMP binding protein FimX and the Type 4 pilus assembly ATPase promotes pilus assembly
Jain R, Sliusarenko O, Kazmierczak BI. Interaction of the cyclic-di-GMP binding protein FimX and the Type 4 pilus assembly ATPase promotes pilus assembly. PLOS Pathogens 2017, 13: e1006594. PMID: 28854278, PMCID: PMC5595344, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCarrier ProteinsChromatography, GelCyclic GMPFimbriae, BacterialImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionOxidoreductasesPolymerase Chain ReactionPseudomonas aeruginosaSurface Plasmon ResonanceVirulenceVirulence FactorsConceptsT4P assemblyAssembly ATPaseTwitching motilityPoint mutant alleleBacterial cell envelopeType IVa piliGMP receptorPilus assemblyBacterial surface structuresCell envelopeFimXLocalization patternsMutant allelesSecond messengerPilBBiofilm formationATPase activityDirectional movementIntracellular levelsPilTT4PATPaseBacteriaMotilityAssembly