Isopeptide Bonds Block the Mechanical Extension of Pili in PathogenicStreptococcus pyogenes

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Intramolecular Isopeptide Bonds Give Thermodynamic and Proteolytic Stability to the Major Pilin Protein ofStreptococcus pyogenes

(2009) Hae Joo Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Intramolecular amide bonds stabilize pili on the surface of bacilli

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

Single homopolypeptide chains collapse into mechanically rigid conformations

(2009) L. Dougan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechanical Strength of 17 134 Model Proteins and Cysteine Slipknots

(2009) Mateusz Sikora et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

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

Cooperative Retraction of Bundled Type IV Pili Enables Nanonewton Force Generation

(2008) Nicolas Biais et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Amide bonds assemble pili on the surface of bacilli

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

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY