Published in Mol Microbiol on August 01, 2005
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Minor pilins of the type IV pilus system participate in the negative regulation of swarming motility. J Bacteriol (2012) 1.05
DNA uptake by the nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii occurs during movement along wet surfaces. J Bacteriol (2013) 1.04
Mutations in type I and type IV pilus biosynthetic genes affect twitching motility rates in Xylella fastidiosa. J Bacteriol (2007) 1.04
Modification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pa5196 type IV Pilins at multiple sites with D-Araf by a novel GT-C family Arabinosyltransferase, TfpW. J Bacteriol (2008) 1.02
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The peptidoglycan-binding protein FimV promotes assembly of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilus secretin. J Bacteriol (2010) 0.99
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Seventeen Sxy-dependent cyclic AMP receptor protein site-regulated genes are needed for natural transformation in Haemophilus influenzae. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.99
PilMNOPQ from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilus system form a transenvelope protein interaction network that interacts with PilA. J Bacteriol (2013) 0.97
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Novel archaeal adhesion pilins with a conserved N terminus. J Bacteriol (2013) 0.95
The Cpx envelope stress response both facilitates and inhibits elaboration of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli bundle-forming pilus. Mol Microbiol (2010) 0.95
Tracing the evolution of competence in Haemophilus influenzae. PLoS One (2009) 0.95
Molecular analysis of genes in Nostoc punctiforme involved in pilus biogenesis and plant infection. J Bacteriol (2007) 0.95
Structure and assembly of a trans-periplasmic channel for type IV pili in Neisseria meningitidis. PLoS Pathog (2012) 0.94
Kingella kingae expresses type IV pili that mediate adherence to respiratory epithelial and synovial cells. J Bacteriol (2008) 0.94
Vibrio cholerae El Tor TcpA crystal structure and mechanism for pilus-mediated microcolony formation. Mol Microbiol (2010) 0.93
Single-residue changes in the C-terminal disulfide-bonded loop of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilin influence pilus assembly and twitching motility. J Bacteriol (2009) 0.92
The three-dimensional structure of the cytoplasmic domains of EpsF from the type 2 secretion system of Vibrio cholerae. J Struct Biol (2009) 0.91
The archaellum: how Archaea swim. Front Microbiol (2015) 0.89
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Purification and three-dimensional electron microscopy structure of the Neisseria meningitidis type IV pilus biogenesis protein PilG. J Bacteriol (2007) 0.87
Involvement of Type IV Pili in Pathogenicity of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Genes (Basel) (2011) 0.86
Functional analysis of PilT from the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806. J Bacteriol (2006) 0.86
Dimerization of the type IV pilin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K122-4 results in increased helix stability as measured by time-resolved hydrogen-deuterium exchange. Struct Dyn (2015) 0.86
The secretion ATPase ComGA is required for the binding and transport of transforming DNA. Mol Microbiol (2011) 0.84
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Uncovering the mechanism of trapping and cell orientation during Neisseria gonorrhoeae twitching motility. Biophys J (2014) 0.83
Structure/function analysis of Neisseria meningitidis PilW, a conserved protein that plays multiple roles in type IV pilus biology. Infect Immun (2011) 0.82
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Identification of an additional minor pilin essential for piliation in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis. PLoS One (2013) 0.80
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Calcium binding properties of the Kingella kingae PilC1 and PilC2 proteins have differential effects on type IV pilus-mediated adherence and twitching motility. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.80
Bacterial signaling ecology and potential applications during aquatic biofilm construction. Microb Ecol (2013) 0.80
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Novel Role for PilNO in Type IV Pilus Retraction Revealed by Alignment Subcomplex Mutations. J Bacteriol (2015) 0.79
Type IV pilus biogenesis, twitching motility, and DNA uptake in Thermus thermophilus: discrete roles of antagonistic ATPases PilF, PilT1, and PilT2. Appl Environ Microbiol (2013) 0.79
Type-IV Pilus deformation can explain retraction behavior. PLoS One (2014) 0.77
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The Conserved Tetratricopeptide Repeat-Containing C-Terminal Domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa FimV Is Required for Its Cyclic AMP-Dependent and -Independent Functions. J Bacteriol (2016) 0.76
Fibril-mediated oligomerization of pilin-derived protein nanotubes. J Nanobiotechnology (2013) 0.76
Analysis of energy sources for Mycoplasma penetrans gliding motility. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2012) 0.76
Coordinated, long-range, solid substrate movement of the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus. PLoS One (2011) 0.76
Type IV Pilus Alignment Subcomplex Proteins PilN and PilO Form Homo- and Heterodimers in Vivo. J Biol Chem (2016) 0.76
Structures of type IV pilins from Thermus thermophilus demonstrate similarities with type II secretion system pseudopilins. J Struct Biol (2016) 0.75
Emergence of complex behavior in pili-based motility in early stages of P. aeruginosa surface adaptation. Sci Rep (2017) 0.75
cAMP-independent control of twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol (2017) 0.75
Construction, expression, purification and characterization of secretin domain of PilQ and triple PilA-related disulfide loop peptides fusion protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Iran J Basic Med Sci (2017) 0.75