Bacterial adhesion is the initial step in colonization and biofilm formation. Biofilms can, on
the one hand, be detrimental to both human life and industrial processes, for example …

Abstract The MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit (https://toolkit. tuebingen. mpg. de) is a free, one-stop
web service for protein bioinformatic analysis. It currently offers 34 interconnected external …

Bacteria secrete proteins for different purposes such as communication, virulence functions,
adhesion to surfaces, nutrient acquisition, or growth inhibition of competing bacteria. For …

Abstract The MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit (http://toolkit. tuebingen. mpg. de) is an open,
interactive web service for comprehensive and collaborative protein bioinformatic analysis. It …

Autotransport in Gram-negative bacteria denotes the ability of surface-localized proteins to
cross the outer membrane (OM) autonomously. Autotransporters perform this task with the …

Abstract α-Helical coiled coils constitute one of the most diverse folds yet described. They
range in length over two orders of magnitude; they form rods, segmented ropes, barrels …

Initially identified in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, the two-partner secretion (TPS)
pathway, also known as Type Vb secretion, mediates the translocation across the outer …

Gram‐negative bacteria are surrounded by two membranes, called the outer and inner
membranes. The space between these membranes, the periplasm, is spanned by a …

Membrane proteins are largely underrepresented among available atomic-resolution
structures. The use of detergents in protein purification procedures hinders the formation of …

Among the seventeen species of the Gram-negative genus Yersinia, three have been shown
to be virulent and pathogenic to humans and animals—Y. enterocolitica, Y …