Structural Conservation, Variability, and Immunogenicity of the T6 Backbone Pilin of Serotype M6 Streptococcus pyogenes

An arm-swapped dimer of the Streptococcus pyogenes pilin specific assembly factor SipA

(2013) Paul G. Young et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Understanding the Molecular Determinants Driving the Immunological Specificity of the Protective Pilus 2a Backbone Protein of Group B Streptococcus

(2013) Annalisa Nuccitelli et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Exploiting structure similarity in refinement: automated NCS and target-structure restraints inBUSTER

(2012) Oliver S. Smart et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Structure and assembly of Gram-positive bacterial pili: unique covalent polymers

(2012) Hae Joo Kang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

The future of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia

(2012) Graeme P Maguire et al.   MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Isopeptide bonds of the major pilin protein BcpA influence pilus structure and bundle formation on the surface of Bacillus cereus

(2012) Antoni P. A. Hendrickx et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structural vaccinology starts to deliver

(2012) Philip R. Dormitzer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Pilin Protein FimP from Actinomyces oris: Crystal Structure and Sequence Analyses

(2012) Karina Persson et al.   PLoS One

REFMAC5 for the refinement of macromolecular crystal structures

(2011) Garib N. Murshudov et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

The full-lengthStreptococcus pneumoniaemajor pilin RrgB crystallizes in a fibre-like structure, which presents the D1 isopeptide bond and provides details on the mechanism of pilus polymerization

(2011) Lamya El Mortaji et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Streptococcus agalactiae Alpha-Like Protein 1 Possesses Both Cross-Reacting and Alp1-Specific Epitopes

(2011) Augusta I. Kvam et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Assembly Mechanism of FCT Region Type 1 Pili in Serotype M6Streptococcus pyogenes

(2011) Masanobu Nakata et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Model for Group B Streptococcus Pilus Type 1: The Structure of a 35-kDa C-Terminal Fragment of the Major Pilin GBS80

(2011) Krishnan Vengadesan et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Two autonomous structural modules in the fimbrial shaft adhesin FimA mediate Actinomyces interactions with streptococci and host cells during oral biofilm development

(2011) Arunima Mishra et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Architects at the bacterial surface — sortases and the assembly of pili with isopeptide bonds

(2011) Antoni P. A. Hendrickx et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Structure of the Full-Length Major Pilin from Streptococcus pneumoniae: Implications for Isopeptide Bond Formation in Gram-Positive Bacterial Pili

(2011) Neil G. Paterson et al.   PLoS One

Structure-based approach to rationally design a chimeric protein for an effective vaccine against Group B Streptococcus infections

(2011) A. Nuccitelli et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Features and development ofCoot

(2010) P. Emsley et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Screening of Predicted Secreted Antigens from Mycobacterium bovis Reveals the Immunodominance of the ESAT-6 Protein Family

(2010) G. J. Jones et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Genomic organization, structure, regulation and pathogenic role of pilus constituents in major pathogenic Streptococci and Enterococci

(2010) Bernd Kreikemeyer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Roles of Minor Pilin Subunits Spy0125 and Spy0130 in the Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain SF370

(2010) W. D. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Crystal Structure of the Minor Pilin FctB Reveals Determinants of Group A Streptococcal Pilus Anchoring

(2010) Christian Linke et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Variation and molecular evolution of HmbR, the Neisseria meningitidis haemoglobin receptor

(2010) N. J. Evans et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Correction for Orans et al., Crystal structure analysis reveals Pseudomonas PilY1 as an essential calcium-dependent regulator of bacterial surface motility

(2010)   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Severe Streptococcus pyogenes Disease in Europe

(2009) B. Luca-Harari et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Typing of the pilus-protein-encoding FCT region and biofilm formation as novel parameters in epidemiological investigations of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from various infection sites

(2009) T. Koller et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Linkage of T3 and Cpa pilins in theStreptococcus pyogenesM3 pilus

(2009) Bernard R. Quigley et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae shaft pilin SpaA is built of tandem Ig-like modules with stabilizing isopeptide and disulfide bonds

(2009) H. J. Kang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pili in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria — structure, assembly and their role in disease

(2008) T. Proft et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Mode of Expression and Functional Characterization of FCT-3 Pilus Region-Encoded Proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes Serotype M49

(2008) M. Nakata et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Sequence Variation in Group AStreptococcusPili and Association of Pilus Backbone Types with Lancefield T Serotypes

(2008) Fabiana Falugi et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand 1996-2005

(2008) Richard Jaine et al.   JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH