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 ResearchConceptsT4P assemblyAssembly ATPaseTwitching motilityPoint mutant alleleBacterial cell envelopeType IVa piliGMP receptorPilus assemblyBacterial surface structuresCell envelopeFimXLocalization patternsMutant allelesSecond messengerPilBBiofilm formationATPase activityDirectional movementIntracellular levelsPilTT4PATPaseBacteriaMotilityAssembly