Integrity of Escherichia coli P pili during biogenesis: properties and role of PapJ
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 4 (5) , 747-758
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00645.x
Abstract
The papJ gene of uropathogenic Escherichia coli is required to maintain the integrity of Gal.alpha.(1-4)Gal-binding P pili. Electron microscopy and ELISA have established that strains carrying the papJ1 mutant allele have a large amount of pilus antigen free of the cells. In the contrast to the whole pili released by strains unable to produce the PapH pilus anchor, the free papJ1 pili consist of variably sized segments that appear to result from internal breakages to the pilus. The DNA sequence of papJ is presented and its gene product identified as an 18kD periplasmic protein that possesses homology with nucleotide-binding proteins. PapJ may function as a ''molecular chaperone'' directly or indirectly establishing the correct assembly of PapA subunits in the P pilus.Keywords
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