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

Structural and Functional Characterization of theStreptococcus pneumoniaeRrgB Pilus Backbone D1 Domain

(2011) Maria Antonietta Gentile 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

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

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

Isopeptide Bonds Block the Mechanical Extension of Pili in PathogenicStreptococcus pyogenes

(2010) Jorge Alegre-Cebollada et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Highly Unusual Thioester Bond in a Pilus Adhesin Is Required for Efficient Host Cell Interaction

(2010) Jonathan A. Pointon 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

Stability and Assembly of Pilus Subunits ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Lamya El Mortaji et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Dali server: conservation mapping in 3D

(2010) Liisa Holm et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Supramolecular Organization of the Repetitive Backbone Unit of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus

(2010) Glen Spraggon et al.   PLoS One

Structural Basis of Host Cell Recognition by the Pilus Adhesin from Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

Intramolecular isopeptide bonds: protein crosslinks built for stress?

(2010) Hae Joo Kang et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Isopeptide bonds in bacterial pili and their characterization by X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry

(2009) Hae Joo Kang et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

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

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

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

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

(2009) Katherine L O'Brien et al.   LANCET

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

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

The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Sortases make pili from three ingredients

(2008) S.-Y. Oh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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