Chaperone-usher fimbriae (CU) are linear, unbranching, outer-membrane pili secreted by gram-negative bacteria through the chaperone-usher system rather...
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Pilus (redirect from Bacterial fimbriae)
called type 1 fimbriae. They contain FimH adhesins at the "tips". The chaperone-usher pathway is responsible for moving many types of fimbriae out of the...
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P fimbriae (also known as pyelonephritis-associated pili, P pili, or Pap) are chaperone-usher type (specifically of the π family) fimbrial appendages...
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"Recent Advances in Our Understanding of the Diversity and Roles of Chaperone-Usher Fimbriae in Facilitating Salmonella Host and Tissue Tropism". Frontiers...
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Pilin (section Chaperone-usher pilin)
mechanism. Although not all bacteria have pili or fimbriae, bacterial pathogens often use their fimbriae to attach to host cells. In Gram-negative bacteria...
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The fimbrial usher protein is involved in biogenesis of the pilus in Gram-negative bacteria. The biogenesis of some fimbriae (or pili) requires a two-component...
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‘like" secretion system has been observed. It is known as the chaperone-usher fimbriae. This system helps gram negative bacteria colonize, form biofilms...
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Lory, Stephen; Lazdunski, Andrée; Filloux, Alain (2001-06-05). "The chaperone/usher pathways of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Identification of fimbrial gene...
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