Abstract
BT1062 from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron is a homolog of Mfa2 (PGN0288 or PG0179), which is a component of the minor fimbriae in Porphyromonas gingivalis. The crystal structure of BT1062 revealed a conserved fold that is widely adopted by fimbrial components.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Bacteroides / chemistry*
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Bacteroides / genetics
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Fimbriae Proteins / chemistry*
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Fimbriae Proteins / genetics
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Fimbriae, Bacterial / chemistry*
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Protein Folding*
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Protein Structure, Tertiary
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Sequence Alignment
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Structural Homology, Protein