Cryo-EM reconstruction of the CFA/I bacterial adhesion piliCryo-EM reconstruction of the CFA/I bacterial adhesion pili

Structural highlights

8ehr is a 7 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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.

8ehr, resolution 3.20Å

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