6nrv

Cryo-EM reconstruction of CFA/I piliCryo-EM reconstruction of CFA/I pili

6nrv, resolution 4.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 6nrv is a 13 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 4Å Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function FMC1_ECOLX Fimbriae (also called pili), polar filaments radiating from the surface of the bacterium to a length of 0.5-1.5 micrometers and numbering 100-300 per cell, enable bacteria to colonize the epithelium of specific host organs. See Also Colonization factor antigen