Outside-In Assembly Pathway of the Type IV Pilus System in Myxococcus xanthus

Two Small GTPases Act in Concert with the Bactofilin Cytoskeleton to Regulate Dynamic Bacterial Cell Polarity

(2013) Iryna Bulyha et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

PilMNOPQ from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus System Form a Transenvelope Protein Interaction Network That Interacts with PilA

(2013) S. Tammam et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Platform Protein Is Essential for Type IV Pilus Biogenesis

(2013) Herlinder K. Takhar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Type IV Pilus Proteins Form an Integrated Structure Extending from the Cytoplasm to the Outer Membrane

(2013) Chengyun Li et al.   PLoS One

New Insights into the Assembly of Bacterial Secretins

(2012) Ruben Van der Meeren et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Large-scale study of the interactions between proteins involved in type IV pilus biology in Neisseria meningitidis: characterization of a subcomplex involved in pilus assembly

(2012) Michaella Georgiadou et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The type II secretion system: biogenesis, molecular architecture and mechanism

(2012) Konstantin V. Korotkov et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Structure and Assembly of a Trans-Periplasmic Channel for Type IV Pili in Neisseria meningitidis

(2012) Jamie-Lee Berry et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Structural analysis of the Ras-like G protein MglA and its cognate GAP MglB and implications for bacterial polarity

(2011) Mandy Miertzschke et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Using Superfolder Green Fluorescent Protein for Periplasmic Protein Localization Studies

(2011) T. Dinh et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Structure of the PilM-PilN Inner Membrane Type IV Pilus Biogenesis Complex fromThermus thermophilus

(2011) Vijaykumar Karuppiah et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure and Function of PilQ, a Secretin of the DNA Transporter from the Thermophilic BacteriumThermus thermophilusHB27

(2011) Janin Burkhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Characterization of the PilN, PilO and PilP type IVa pilus subcomplex

(2011) S. Tammam et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structural Characterization of Outer Membrane Components of the Type IV Pili System in Pathogenic Neisseria

(2011) Samta Jain et al.   PLoS One

Superfolder GFP Is Fluorescent in Oxidizing Environments When Targeted via the Sec Translocon

(2011) Deborah E. Aronson et al.   TRAFFIC

Secretins: dynamic channels for protein transport across membranes

(2011) Konstantin V. Korotkov et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Antivirulence drugs to target bacterial secretion systems

(2010) Christian Baron   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Deciphering the assembly of the Yersinia type III secretion injectisome

(2010) Andreas Diepold et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Regulation of dynamic polarity switching in bacteria by a Ras-like G-protein and its cognate GAP

(2010) Simone Leonardy et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

PilA localization affects extracellular polysaccharide production and fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus

(2010) Zhe Yang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Bacterial Ras-Like Small GTP-Binding Protein and Its Cognate GAP Establish a Dynamic Spatial Polarity Axis to Control Directed Motility

(2010) Yong Zhang et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Docking and Assembly of the Type II Secretion Complex of Vibrio cholerae

(2009) S. R. Lybarger et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

High-Force Generation Is a Conserved Property of Type IV Pilus Systems

(2009) M. Clausen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

PilM/N/O/P Proteins Form an Inner Membrane Complex That Affects the Stability of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Secretin

(2009) M. Ayers et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Periplasmic Domains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PilN and PilO Form a Stable Heterodimeric Complex

(2009) L.M. Sampaleanu et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Regulation of the type IV pili molecular machine by dynamic localization of two motor proteins

(2009) Iryna Bulyha et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Type IV pili: paradoxes in form and function

(2008) Lisa Craig et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Type II Secretion System Secretin PulD Localizes in Clusters in the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane

(2008) N. Buddelmeijer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

PilF Is an Outer Membrane Lipoprotein Required for Multimerization and Localization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Secretin

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

PilB and PilT Are ATPases Acting Antagonistically in Type IV Pilus Function in Myxococcus xanthus

(2008) V. Jakovljevic et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Type IV pili: e pluribus unum?

(2008) Vladimir Pelicic   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Coordinating assembly of a bacterial macromolecular machine

(2008) Fabienne F. V. Chevance et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY