Structures of major pilins in Clostridium perfringens demonstrate dynamic conformational change

Concurrent Host-Pathogen Transcriptional Responses in a Clostridium perfringens Murine Myonecrosis Infection

(2018) Lee-Yean Low et al.   mBio

A Distinct Type of Pilus from the Human Microbiome

(2016) Qingping Xu et al.   CELL

New insights about pilus formation in gut-adapted Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG from the crystal structure of the SpaA backbone-pilin subunit

(2016) Priyanka Chaurasia et al.   Scientific Reports

Noncanonical sortase-mediated assembly of pilus type 2b in group B Streptococcus

(2015) Maddalena Lazzarin et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Molecular features of the sortase enzyme family

(2015) William J. Bradshaw et al.   FEBS Journal

A Structural Snapshot of Type II Pilus Formation inStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2015) Md Munan Shaik et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An internal thioester in a pathogen surface protein mediates covalent host binding

(2015) Miriam Walden et al.   eLife

Structural Conservation, Variability, and Immunogenicity of the T6 Backbone Pilin of Serotype M6 Streptococcus pyogenes

(2014) Paul G. Young et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

X-ray structure of a novel endolysin encoded by episomal phage phiSM101 ofClostridium perfringens

(2014) Eiji Tamai et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A slow-forming isopeptide bond in the structure of the major pilin SpaD fromCorynebacterium diphtheriaehas implications for pilus assembly

(2014) Hae Joo Kang et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Mode of binding of RNA polymerase α subunit to the phased A-tracts upstream of the phospholipase C gene promoter of Clostridium perfringens

(2013) Seiichi Katayama et al.   ANAEROBE

Type IV Pili in Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2013) S. Melville et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Autocatalytically generated Thr-Gln ester bond cross-links stabilize the repetitive Ig-domain shaft of a bacterial cell surface adhesin

(2013) H. Kwon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Pilin Protein FimP from Actinomyces oris: Crystal Structure and Sequence Analyses

(2012) Karina Persson et al.   PLoS One

REFMAC5 for the refinement of macromolecular crystal structures

(2011) Garib N. Murshudov et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Overview of theCCP4 suite and current developments

(2011) Martyn D. Winn et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Identification and characterization of a putative endolysin encoded by episomal phage phiSM101 of Clostridium perfringens

(2011) Hirofumi Nariya et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

XDS

(2010) Wolfgang Kabsch   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Features and development ofCoot

(2010) P. Emsley et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

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

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

Development and Application of a Method for Counterselectable In-Frame Deletion inClostridium perfringens

(2010) Hirofumi Nariya et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular replacement withMOLREP

(2009) Alexei Vagin et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

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