Structural Basis of Host Cell Recognition by the Pilus Adhesin from Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Izore, T., Contreras-Martel, C., El-Mortaji, L., Manzano, C., Terrasse, R., Vernet, T., Di-Guilmi, A.M., Dessen, A.(2010) Structure 18: 106
- PubMed: 20152157 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.10.019
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2WW8 - PubMed Abstract: 
Pili are fibrous virulence factors associated directly to the bacterial surface that play critical roles in adhesion and recognition of host cell receptors. The human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae carries a single pilus-related adhesin (RrgA) that is key for infection establishment and provides protection from bacterial challenge in animal infection models, but details of these roles remain unclear ...