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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Adherence of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) to human oropharyngeal cells is mediated by pili which are proteinaceous filaments that extend outward from the bacterial cell surface. Pili from Hib strain Eagan were purified, and the primary structure of the major subunit, pilin, was determined. Sequencing of overlapping peptides showed the mature protein to be comprised of 196 amino acids and to have an Mr of 21,152. The amino terminal sequence was found to be homologous with the sequence previously reported for Hib strain M43 and also to have significant homology to pilins of other gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. Furthermore, Hib pilin had two cysteinyl residues in the amino terminal portion of the protein which were separated by 40 residues (positions 21 and 61); a motif found in other bacterial pilins. The data show that Hib pilin has structural features common to other bacterial pilins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0277-8033
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2002-11-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The complete primary structure of pilin from Haemophilus influenzae type b strain Eagan.
pubmed:affiliation
Synergen, Inc., Boulder, Colorado 80301.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article