Structural and energetic basis of folded-protein transport by the FimD usher.
Geibel, S., Procko, E., Hultgren, S.J., Baker, D., Waksman, G.(2013) Nature 496: 243-246
- PubMed: 23579681 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature12007
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4J3O - PubMed Abstract: 
Type 1 pili, produced by uropathogenic Escherichia coli, are multisubunit fibres crucial in recognition of and adhesion to host tissues. During pilus biogenesis, subunits are recruited to an outer membrane assembly platform, the FimD usher, which cat ...