The pilus usher controls protein interactions via domain masking and is functional as an oligomer

The molecular dissection of the chaperone–usher pathway

(2013) Sebastian Geibel et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Dissection of Pilus Tip Assembly by the FimD Usher Monomer

(2013) William J. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structural and energetic basis of folded-protein transport by the FimD usher

(2013) Sebastian Geibel et al.   NATURE

Allosteric mechanism of water-channel gating by Ca2+–calmodulin

(2013) Steve L Reichow et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Stoichiometry of SecYEG in the active translocase of Escherichia coli varies with precursor species

(2013) C. Mao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Role of Chaperone-subunit Usher Domain Interactions in the Mechanism of Bacterial Pilus Biogenesis Revealed by ESI-MS

(2012) Bethny Morrissey et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

The bacterial Sec-translocase: structure and mechanism

(2012) J. A. Lycklama a Nijeholt et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Two copies of the SecY channel and acidic lipids are necessary to activate the SecA translocation ATPase

(2012) K. Dalal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Domain activities of PapC usher reveal the mechanism of action of an Escherichia coli molecular machine

(2012) E. Volkan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Crystal structure of the FimD usher bound to its cognate FimC–FimH substrate

(2011) Gilles Phan et al.   NATURE

The Oligomeric State and Arrangement of the Active Bacterial Translocon

(2010) Karine Deville et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Conserved Hydrophobic Clusters on the Surface of the Caf1A Usher C-Terminal Domain Are Important for F1 Antigen Assembly

(2010) Anatoly P. Dubnovitsky et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The differential affinity of the usher for chaperone-subunit complexes is required for assembly of complete pili

(2010) Qinyuan Li et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Function of the usher N-terminus in catalysing pilus assembly

(2010) Nadine S. Henderson et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Modulating Effects of the Plug, Helix, and N- and C-terminal Domains on Channel Properties of the PapC Usher

(2009) Owen S. Mapingire et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Outer Membrane Usher Guarantees the Formation of Functional Pili by Selectively Catalyzing Donor-Strand Exchange between Subunits That Are Adjacent in the Mature Pilus

(2009) Mireille Nishiyama et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

An Enhanced System for Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis in E. coli

(2009) Travis S. Young et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Insights into pilus assembly and secretion from the structure and functional characterization of usher PapC

(2009) Y. Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Caf1A usher possesses a Caf1 subunit-like domain that is crucial for Caf1 fibre secretion

(2008) Xiaodi Yu et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Fiber Formation across the Bacterial Outer Membrane by the Chaperone/Usher Pathway

(2008) Han Remaut et al.   CELL

Crystal structure of the ternary FimC-FimFt-FimDNcomplex indicates conserved pilus chaperone-subunit complex recognition by the usher FimD

(2008) Oliv Eidam et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Site-directed, Ligase-Independent Mutagenesis (SLIM) for highly efficient mutagenesis of plasmids greater than 8kb

(2008) Joyce Chiu et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Unraveling the molecular basis of subunit specificity in P pilus assembly by mass spectrometry

(2008) R. J. Rose et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconstitution of Pilus Assembly Reveals a Bacterial Outer Membrane Catalyst

(2008) M. Nishiyama et al.   SCIENCE