Initiation of assembly and association of the structural elements of a bacterial pilus depend on two specialized tip proteins.

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1989 • 4,532 citations

Localization of the receptor-binding protein adhesin at the tip of the bacterial pilus

1987 • 343 citations

P pili in uropathogenic E. coli are composite fibres with distinct fibrillar adhesive tips

1992 • 338 citations

Double stranded DNA sequencing as a choice for DNA sequencing

1988 • 314 citations

The PapG protein is the alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1----4)-beta-D-galactopyranose-binding adhesin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

1987 • 293 citations

Three fim genes required for the regulation of length and mediation of adhesion of Escherichia coli type 1 fimbriae

1987 • 238 citations

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1991 • 236 citations

Horizontal gene transfer of the Escherichia coli pap and prs pili operons as a mechanism for the development of tissue‐specific adhesive properties

1992 • 203 citations

Genes of pyelonephritogenic E. coli required for digalactoside-specific agglutination of human cells.

1984 • 194 citations

The PapG adhesin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli contains separate regions for receptor binding and for the incorporation into the pilus.

1989 • 182 citations

Biogenesis of E. coli Pap pili: PapH, a minor pilin subunit involved in cell anchoring and length modulation

1987 • 164 citations

PapD, a periplasmic transport protein in P-pilus biogenesis

1989 • 133 citations

Immunoglobulin-like PapD chaperone caps and uncaps interactive surfaces of nascently translocated pilus subunits.

1991 • 131 citations

Nucleotide sequence, regulation and functional analysis of the papC gene required for cell surface localization of Pap pili of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

1987 • 128 citations

Conserved immunoglobulin-like features in a family of periplasmic pilus chaperones in bacteria.

1992 • 123 citations

Structure of common pili from Escherichia coli

1979 • 116 citations

Dissociation and reassembly of Escherichia coli type 1 pili

1981 • 114 citations

Adhesion to human cells by Escherichia coli lacking the major subunit of a digalactoside-specific pilus-adhesin.

1985 • 105 citations

Protocol for 3‐D visualization of molecules on mica via the quick‐freeze, deep‐etch technique

1989 • 97 citations

Helical structure of P pili from Escherichia coli

1992 • 93 citations

Lesions in two Escherichia coli type 1 pilus genes alter pilus number and length without affecting receptor binding

1992 • 90 citations

Analysis of genes coding for the sialic acid‐binding adhesin and two other minor fimbrial subunits of the S‐fimbrial adhesin determinant of Escherichia coli

1989 • 83 citations

Identification and characterization of precursors in the biosynthesis of the K88ab fimbria of Escherichia coli

1983 • 74 citations

Multifunctional nature of P fimbriae of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: mutations in fsoE and feoF influence fimbrial binding to renal tubuli and immobilized fibronectin

1991 • 56 citations

Detection and identification of FaeC as a minor component of K88 fibriilae of Escherichia coli

1989 • 45 citations

Genetic analysis of 987P adhesion and fimbriation of Escherichia coli: the fas genes link both phenotypes

1991 • 32 citations

Biogenesis of F7₁ and F7₂ fimbriae of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: influence of the FsoF and FstFG proteins and localization of the Fso/FstE protein

1988 • 31 citations

Structure, localization and function of FanF, a minor component of K99 fibrillae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coii

1990 • 26 citations

Induction of immunological tolerance requires that the B cells can respond to the polyclonal B-cell-activating properties of the thymus-independent antigens.

1977 • 24 citations

Immunocytochemical analysis of P‐fimbrial structure: localization of minor subunits and the influence of the minor subunit FsoE on the biogenesis of the adhesin

1990 • 20 citations

Functional analysis of the fsoC gene product of the F7₁ (fso) fimbrial gene cluster

1990 • 3 citations