Microbiology: Sensing stability
Escherichia coli type 1 pilus chaperone FimC serves as a 'sensor', ensuring that only stable pilins become incorporated into the growing fiber.
Author(s): Neves, D.; Dessen, A.
E-mail: andrea.dessen@lnbio.org.br
Source: Nature Chemical Biology, 2012, v.8, n.8, p.681-682
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1026
Published: 18 July 2012
Full text: http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v8/n8/full/nchembio.1026.html
