The Tyrosine Gate as a Potential Entropic Lever in the Receptor-Binding Site of the Bacterial Adhesin Fimh.
Wellens, A., Lahmann, M., Touaibia, M., Vaucher, J., Oscarson, S., Roy, R., Remaut, H., Bouckaert, J.(2012) Biochemistry 51: 4790
- PubMed: 22657089 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi300251r
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4AUU, 4AUY, 4AV0, 4AV4, 4AV5, 4AVH, 4AVI, 4AVJ, 4AVK - PubMed Abstract: 
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the major causative agents of urinary tract infections. During infection, UPEC adhere to mannosylated glycoreceptors on the urothelium via the FimH adhesin located at the tip of type 1 pili. Synthetic FimH antiadhesives such as alkyl and phenyl α-D-mannopyranosides are thus ideal candidates for the chemical interception of this crucial step in pathogenesis ...