Pilus Biogenesis in Lactococcus lactis: Molecular Characterization and Role in Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

Characterization of the SpaCBA Pilus Fibers in the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Justus Reunanen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Influence of Adhesion and Bacteriocin Production by Lactobacillus salivarius on the Intestinal Epithelial Cell Transcriptional Response

(2012) John O'Callaghan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular mechanisms of probiotic action: a proteomic perspective

(2012) Rosa Anna Siciliano et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

The ancillary protein 1 of Streptococcus pyogenes FCT-1 pili mediates cell adhesion and biofilm formation through heterophilic as well as homophilic interactions

(2012) Marco Becherelli et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic analysis and morphological identification of pilus-like structures in members of the genus Bifidobacterium

(2011) Elena Foroni et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Sortase enzymes in Gram-positive bacteria

(2011) Thomas Spirig et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

(2011) M. O'Connell Motherway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The extracellular proteome of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 reveals proteins with putative roles in probiotic effects

(2011) Ofir Gilad et al.   PROTEOMICS

Functionality of Sortase A in Lactococcus lactis

(2010) Y. Dieye et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mucosal Adhesion Properties of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SpaCBA and SpaFED Pilin Subunits

(2010) I. von Ossowski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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 ofLactococcus lactisIs Covered by a Protective Polysaccharide Pellicle

(2010) Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The biofilm architecture of sixty opportunistic pathogens deciphered using a high throughput CLSM method

(2010) A. Bridier et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Ancillary Pilin Subunit of the Streptococcus suis srtF Cluster Result in Pili Formed by the Major Subunit Only

(2010) Nahuel Fittipaldi et al.   PLoS One

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

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

Genetic Features of Resident Biofilms Determine Attachment of Listeria monocytogenes

(2009) O. Habimana et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A Foreign Protein Incorporated on the Tip of T3 Pili in Lactococcus lactis Elicits Systemic and Mucosal Immunity

(2009) B. R. Quigley et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

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

Dual Role for Pilus in Adherence to Epithelial Cells and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2009) Yoan Konto-Ghiorghi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

LocateP: Genome-scale subcellular-location predictor for bacterial proteins

(2008) Miaomiao Zhou et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

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

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

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

Cell Wall Anchor Structure of BcpA Pili inBacillus anthracis

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

Expression of two distinct types of pili by a hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium isolate

(2008) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Identification and phenotypic characterization of a second collagen adhesin, Scm, and genome-based identification and analysis of 13 other predicted MSCRAMMs, including four distinct pilus loci, in Enterococcus faecium

(2008) J. Sillanpaa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

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

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