Chaperone priming of pilus subunits facilitates a topological transition that drives fiber formation
Sauer, F.G., Pinkner, J.S., Waksman, G., Hultgren, S.J.(2002) Cell 111: 543-551
- PubMed: 12437927 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)01050-4
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1N0L, 1N12 - PubMed Abstract: 
Periplasmic chaperones direct the assembly of adhesive, multi-subunit pilus fibers that play critical roles in bacterial pathogenesis. Pilus assembly occurs via a donor strand exchange mechanism in which the N-terminal extension of one subunit replaces the chaperone G(1) strand that transiently occupies a groove in the neighboring subunit ...