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The PapG adhesin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli contains separate regions for receptor binding and for the incorporation into the pilus.

Most uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli produce heteropolymeric organelles, known as P pili, that bind to the globoseries of glycolipids present in the urinary tract. The formation of a P pilus is the result of a family of related proteins being coordinately assembled into the structure in a...

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Main Authors: Hultgren, S J, Lindberg, F, Magnusson, G, Kihlberg, J, Tennent, J M, Normark, S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC287268/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2567514
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