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Structure, Function, and Assembly of Type 1 Fimbriae
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- Knight, Stefan David (författare)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för molekylärbiologi,Department of Molecular Biology
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- ISBN 9783642013041
- 2009-03-13
- 2009
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Topics in Current Chemistry. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg. - 0340-1022. ; 288, s. 67-107
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Abstract
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- Bacterial infections constitute a major global health problem, acutely accentuated by the rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains. The widespread need for bacteria to attach - adhere - to target cells before they can initiate an infection may be used to advantage by targeting the bacterial adhesion tools such as pili and fimbriae for development of novel anti-bacterial vaccines and drugs. Type 1 fimbriae are widely expressed by Escherichia coli and are used by uropathogenic strains to mediate attachment to specific niches in the urinary tract. These fimbriae belong to a class of fibrillar adhesion organelles assembled through the chaperone/usher pathway, one of the terminal branches of the general secretion pathway in Gram-negative bacteria. Our understanding of the assembly, structure and function of these structures has evolved significantly over the last decade. Here, we summarize current understanding of the function and biogenesis of fibrillar adhesion organelles, and provide some examples of recent progress towards interfering with bacterial adhesion as a means to prevent infection.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Kemi -- Annan kemi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Chemical Sciences -- Other Chemistry Topics (hsv//eng)
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