Structures of major pilins in Clostridium perfringens demonstrate dynamic conformational change.
Tamai, E., Katayama, S., Sekiya, H., Nariya, H., Kamitori, S.(2019) Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 75: 718-732
- PubMed: 31373571 
- DOI: 10.1107/S2059798319009689
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5XCB, 5XCC, 6IXY, 6IXZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Pili in Gram-positive bacteria are flexible rod proteins associated with the bacterial cell surface, and they play important roles in the initial adhesion to host tissues and colonization. The pilus shaft is formed by the covalent polymerization of major pilins, catalyzed by sortases, a family of cysteine transpeptidases ...