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

New insights into the role of the glutamic acid of the E-box motif in group B Streptococcus pilus 2a assembly

(2012) Roberta Cozzi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

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

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

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

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

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

Sortase enzymes in Gram-positive bacteria

(2011) Thomas Spirig et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

(2011) B. Khare et al.   PLoS One

Sortase A Substrate Specificity in GBS Pilus 2a Cell Wall Anchoring

(2011) Francesca Necchi et al.   PLoS One

Structure-based approach to rationally design a chimeric protein for an effective vaccine against Group B Streptococcus infections

(2011) A. Nuccitelli 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

Specific Involvement of Pilus Type 2a in Biofilm Formation in Group B Streptococcus

(2010) Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al.   PLoS One

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

(2009) Clothilde Manzano et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

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

Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Non-pregnant Adults

(2008) P. Sendi et al.   INFECTION

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

Cell Wall Anchor Structure of BcpA Pili inBacillus anthracis

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

Pilus Backbone Contributes to Group BStreptococcusParacellular Translocation through Epithelial Cells

(2008) Alfredo Pezzicoli et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Preventing Bacterial Infections with Pilus-Based Vaccines: the Group B Streptococcus Paradigm

(2008) Immaculada Margarit et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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