Detailed structural and assembly model of the type II secretion pilus from sparse data

M Campos, M Nilges, DA Cisneros… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Many Gram-negative bacteria secrete specific proteins via the type II secretion systems
(T2SS). These complex machineries share with the related archaeal flagella and type IV …

Polar N-terminal residues conserved in type 2 secretion pseudopilins determine subunit targeting and membrane extraction steps during fibre assembly

J Santos-Moreno, A East, I Guilvout, N Nadeau… - Journal of molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial type 2 secretion systems (T2SS), type 4 pili, and archaeal flagella assemble fibres
from initially membrane-embedded pseudopilin and pilin subunits. Fibre subunits are made …

Distinct docking and stabilization steps of the pseudopilus conformational transition path suggest rotational assembly of type IV pilus-like fibers

M Nivaskumar, G Bouvier, M Campos, N Nadeau, X Yu… - Structure, 2014 - cell.com
The closely related bacterial type II secretion (T2S) and type IV pilus (T4P) systems are
sophisticated machines that assemble dynamic fibers promoting protein transport, motility, or …

Pseudopilin residue E5 is essential for recruitment by the type 2 secretion system assembly platform

M Nivaskumar, J Santos‐Moreno… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Type II secretion systems (T2SSs) promote secretion of folded proteins playing important
roles in nutrient acquisition, adaptation and virulence of Gram‐negative bacteria. Protein …

Architecture of the type II secretion and type IV pilus machineries

M Ayers, PL Howell, LL Burrows - Future microbiology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Motility and protein secretion are key processes contributing to bacterial virulence. A wealth
of phylogenetic, biochemical and structural evidence support the hypothesis that the widely …

Modeling pilus structures from sparse data

M Campos, O Francetic, M Nilges - Journal of structural biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Bacterial Type II secretion systems (T2SS) and type IV pili (T4P) biogenesis machineries
share the ability to assemble thin filaments from pilin protein subunits in the plasma …

Prime time for minor subunits of the type II secretion and type IV pilus systems

LL Burrows - Molecular microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The type II secretion system (T2SS) exports folded proteins from the periplasms of Gram‐
negative bacteria. The type IV pilus system (T4PS) is a multifunctional machine used for …

[HTML][HTML] The type II secretion system–a dynamic fiber assembly nanomachine

M Campos, DA Cisneros, M Nivaskumar… - Research in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Type II secretion systems (T2SSs) share common origins and structure with archaeal flagella
(archaella) and pili, bacterial competence systems and type IV pili. All of these systems use …

Structure of an essential type IV pilus biogenesis protein provides insights into pilus and type II secretion systems

A Yamagata, E Milgotina, K Scanlon, L Craig… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Type IV pili (T4Ps) are long cell surface filaments, essential for microcolony formation, tissue
adherence, motility, transformation, and virulence by human pathogens. The …

Heterologous assembly of type IV pili by a type II secretion system reveals the role of minor pilins in assembly initiation

DA Cisneros, G Pehau‐Arnaudet… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In G ram‐negative bacteria, type IV pilus assembly (T4PS) and type II secretion (T2SS)
systems polymerize inner membrane proteins called major pilins or pseudopilins …