pilU

Summary

Gene Symbol: pilU
Description: prepilin peptidase
Species:

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and function of a site-specific recombinase encoded in the major 'pathogenicity island' of Salmonella typhi
    X L Zhang
    Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, People s Republic of China
    Gene 202:139-46. 1997

Scientific Experts

  • X L Zhang
  • C Morris
  • J Hackett

Detail Information

Publications1

  1. ncbi Molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and function of a site-specific recombinase encoded in the major 'pathogenicity island' of Salmonella typhi
    X L Zhang
    Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, People s Republic of China
    Gene 202:139-46. 1997
    ..typhi encodes pili bearing two alternative PilV proteins as tip adhesins, one of which recognizes, specifically, a membrane component of Escherichia coli K-12, while the specificity of the other PilV protein is not known...