A Structural Snapshot of Type II Pilus Formation inStreptococcus pneumoniae

Structural Basis of Pilus Anchoring by the Ancillary Pilin RrgC ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2014) Md Munan Shaik et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structural and Computational Studies of theStaphylococcus aureusSortase B-Substrate Complex Reveal a Substrate-stabilized Oxyanion Hole

(2014) Alex W. Jacobitz et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure and Activity of Streptococcus pyogenes SipA: A Signal Peptidase-Like Protein Essential for Pilus Polymerisation

(2014) Paul G. Young et al.   PLoS One

Group B Streptococcus pilus sortase regulation: a single mutation in the lid region induces pilin protein polymerization in vitro

(2013) Roberta Cozzi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Pilin and Sortase Residues Critical for Endocarditis- and Biofilm-Associated Pilus Biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis

(2013) H. V. Nielsen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Proteinaceous determinants of surface colonization in bacteria: bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation from a protein secretion perspective

(2013) Caroline Chagnot et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

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

Structural Determinants of Actinomyces sortase SrtC2 Required for Membrane Localization and Assembly of Type 2 Fimbriae for Interbacterial Coaggregation and Oral Biofilm Formation

(2012) C. Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniae – a review of carriage, infection, serotype replacement and vaccination

(2012) Sam Mehr et al.   Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Protein secretion and surface display in Gram-positive bacteria

(2012) O. Schneewind et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Structural Basis for Group B Streptococcus Pilus 1 Sortases C Regulation and Specificity

(2012) Roberta Cozzi et al.   PLoS One

Pili of Gram-positive bacteria: roles in host colonization

(2012) Camille Danne et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

The full-lengthStreptococcus pneumoniaemajor pilin RrgB crystallizes in a fibre-like structure, which presents the D1 isopeptide bond and provides details on the mechanism of pilus polymerization

(2011) Lamya El Mortaji et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Association of RrgA and RrgC into the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus by Sortases C-2 and C-3

(2011) L. El Mortaji et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

The Crystal Structure Analysis of Group B Streptococcus Sortase C1: A Model for the “Lid” Movement upon Substrate Binding

(2011) Baldeep Khare et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

(2011) Hae Joo Kang et al.   PLoS One

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

(2011) Neil G. Paterson et al.   PLoS One

Mitis Group Streptococci Express Variable Pilus Islet 2 Pili

(2011) Dorothea Zähner et al.   PLoS One

Structural Differences between the Streptococcus agalactiae Housekeeping and Pilus-Specific Sortases: SrtA and SrtC1

(2011) B. Khare et al.   PLoS One

PHENIX: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution

(2010) Paul D. Adams et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

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

(2010) Kathleen W. Clancy et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

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

Dali server: conservation mapping in 3D

(2010) Liisa Holm et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

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

(2009) Clothilde Manzano et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Bacterial Adhesins in Host-Microbe Interactions

(2009) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Solution structure of the major (Spy0128) and minor (Spy0125 and Spy0130) pili subunits from Streptococcus pyogenes

(2009) Alexandra S. Solovyova et al.   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

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

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

Iterative-build OMIT maps: map improvement by iterative model building and refinement without model bias

(2008) Thomas C. Terwilliger et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

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

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

Sortase-Mediated Pilus Fiber Biogenesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2008) Clothilde Manzano et al.   STRUCTURE

Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A

(2008) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   PLoS Pathogens