Sortase enzymes in Gram-positive bacteria

Structure of the sortase AcSrtC-1 fromActinomyces oris

(2011) Karina Persson   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Structure analysis and site-directed mutagenesis of defined key residues and motives for pilus-related sortase C1 in group B Streptococcus

(2011) Roberta Cozzi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

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

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

Crystal Structure of Spy0129, a Streptococcus pyogenes Class B Sortase Involved in Pilus Assembly

(2011) Hae Joo Kang et al.   PLoS One

Sortase-catalyzed transformations that improve the properties of cytokines

(2011) M. W. Popp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A novel “open-form” structure of sortaseC from Streptococcus suis

(2011) Guangwen Lu et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Sortase transpeptidases: Insights into mechanism, substrate specificity, and inhibition

(2010) Kathleen W. Clancy et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

Specificity for Human Hemoglobin Enhances Staphylococcus aureus Infection

(2010) Gleb Pishchany et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The Minor Pilin Subunit Sgp2 Is Necessary for Assembly of the Pilus Encoded by the srtG Cluster of Streptococcus suis

(2010) M. Okura et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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

The Sortase A Enzyme That Attaches Proteins to the Cell Wall ofBacillus anthracisContains an Unusual Active Site Architecture

(2010) Ethan M. Weiner et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

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

Cell surface display of minor pilin adhesins in the form of a simple heterodimeric assembly in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

(2010) Chungyu Chang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

(2010) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Sortase Activity Is Controlled by a Flexible Lid in the Pilus Biogenesis Mechanism of Gram-Positive Pathogens,

(2009) Clothilde Manzano et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Sortase-mediated protein ligation: an emerging biotechnology tool for protein modification and immobilisation

(2009) Thomas Proft   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Sortase-Mediated Ligation: A Gift from Gram-Positive Bacteria to Protein Engineering

(2009) Shinya Tsukiji et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Acyl Enzyme Intermediates in Sortase-Catalyzed Pilus Morphogenesis in Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2009) I. K. Guttilla et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Mechanism for Sortase Localization and the Role of Sortase Localization in Efficient Pilus Assembly in Enterococcus faecalis

(2009) K. A. Kline et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Crystal Structure ofStreptococcus pyogenesSortase A

(2009) Paul R. Race et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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 Structure of theStaphylococcus aureusSortase-Substrate Complex Reveals How the Universally Conserved LPXTG Sorting Signal Is Recognized

(2009) Nuttee Suree et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sortase D Forms the Covalent Bond That Links BcpB to the Tip ofBacillus cereusPili

(2009) Jonathan M. Budzik et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Two Crystal Structures of Pneumococcal Pilus Sortase C Provide Novel Insights into Catalysis and Substrate Specificity

(2009) Fabrice Neiers et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Linkage of T3 and Cpa pilins in theStreptococcus pyogenesM3 pilus

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

The Pfam protein families database

(2009) Robert D. Finn et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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 Mutation on the Surface ofStaphylococcus aureusSortase A Can Disrupt Its Dimerization†

(2008) Jie Zhu et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

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

Signal peptides direct surface proteins to two distinct envelope locations of Staphylococcus aureus

(2008) Andrea DeDent et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Sortase A Utilizes an Ancillary Protein Anchor for Efficient Cell Wall Anchoring of Pili in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2008) A. H. Nobbs et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Roles of the Sortases of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Assembly of the RlrA Pilus

(2008) J. LeMieux et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A Second Pilus Type in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Prevalent in Emerging Serotypes and Mediates Adhesion to Host Cells

(2008) F. Bagnoli et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Cell Wall Anchor Structure of BcpA Pili inBacillus anthracis

(2008) Jonathan M. Budzik et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sortase-mediated assembly and surface topology of adhesive pneumococcal pili

(2008) Stefan Fälker et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Sortase as a Target of Anti-Infective Therapy

(2008) A. W. Maresso et al.   PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEWS

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

The molecular switch that activates the cell wall anchoring step of pilus assembly in gram-positive bacteria

(2008) A. Mandlik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sortase A localizes to distinct foci on the Streptococcus pyogenes membrane

(2008) A. Raz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sortase-Mediated Pilus Fiber Biogenesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2008) Clothilde Manzano et al.   STRUCTURE

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

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Sec translocase and sortase A are colocalised in a locus in the cytoplasmic membrane of Streptococcus mutans

(2007) Ping Hu et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY