3gea
From Proteopedia
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Donor strand complemented FaeG monomer of F4 variant ad
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 19799915
Function
[FAEG3_ECOLX] K88 major fimbrial subunit. Fimbriae (also called pili), are polar filaments radiating from the surface of the bacterium to a length of 0.5-1.5 micrometers and numbering 100-300 per cell. They enable bacteria to colonize the epithelium of specific host organs.
About this Structure
3gea is a 2 chain structure with sequence from "bacillus_coli"_migula_1895 "bacillus coli" migula 1895. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
See Also
Reference
- Van Molle I, Moonens K, Garcia-Pino A, Buts L, De Kerpel M, Wyns L, Bouckaert J, De Greve H. Structural and thermodynamic characterization of pre- and postpolymerization states in the F4 fimbrial subunit FaeG. J Mol Biol. 2009 Dec 18;394(5):957-67. Epub 2009 Sep 30. PMID:19799915 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2009.09.059