Gram-negative bacteria assemble a variety of surface structures, including the hair-like
organelles known as pili or fimbriae. Pili typically function in adhesion and mediate …

Secretion systems are specialized in transport of proteins, DNA or nutrients across the cell
envelope of bacteria and enable them to communicate with their environment. The …

The electrically conductive pili (e-pili) of Geobactersulfurreducens have environmental and
practical significance because they can facilitate electron transfer to insoluble Fe (III) oxides; …

Collagen is the most abundant protein in animals. Its dysregulation contributes to aging and
many human disorders, including pathological tissue fibrosis in major organs. How …

The formation of adhesive surface structures called pili or fimbriae ('bacterial hair') is an
important contributor towards bacterial pathogenicity and persistence. To fight often chronic …

Initial adhesion of bacterial cells to surfaces or host tissues is a key step in colonisation and
biofilm formation processes, and is mediated by cell surface appendages. It was previously …

Pili are critical in host recognition, colonization and biofilm formation during bacterial
infection. Here, we report the crystal structures of SafD-dsc and SafD-SafA-SafA (SafDAA …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli express hairlike proteinaceous surface projections, known
as chaperone–usher pathway (CUP) pili. Type 1 pili are CUP pili with well-established …

The chaperone/usher pathway is used by Gram-negative bacteria to assemble adhesive
surface structures known as pili or fimbriae. Uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli use …

Colonization factor CFA/I defines the major adhesive fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia
coli and mediates bacterial attachment to host intestinal epithelial cells. The CFA/I fimbria …