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The biomechanical properties of F1C pili
Mickaël Castelain, Sarah Ehlers, Jeanna Klinth +4
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) express various kinds of organelles, so-called pili or fimbriae, that mediate adhesion to host tissue in the urinary tract through specific re…
Damping properties of type 1 fimbriae
Johan Zakrisson, Krister Wiklund, Ove Axner +1
Type 1 fimbriae mediate adhesion of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) to host cells. It has been hypothesized that fimbriae can, by their ability to uncoil under exposure to fo…
Damping effect of helix-like pili
Johan Zakrisson, Krister Wiklund, Ove Axner +1
Biopolymers are vital structures for many living organisms; for a variety of bacteria, adhesion polymers play a crucial role for the initiation of colonization. Some bacteria expre…
Multibody simulation of adhesion pili
Johan Zakrisson, Krister Wiklund, Martin Servin +3
We present a coarse grained rigid multibody model of a subunit assembled helix-like polymer, e.g., adhesion pili expressed by bacteria, that is capable of describing the polymers f…
Structure and function of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli fimbriae from differing assembly pathways
Narges Mortezaei, Chelsea R. Epler, Paul P. Shao +7
Pathogenic enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are the major bacterial cause of diarrhea in young children in developing countries and in travelers, causing significant mortali…
Dynamic properties of bacterial pili measured by optical tweezers
Erik Fallman, Magnus Andersson, Staffan Schedin +3
The ability of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) to cause urinary tract infections is dependent on their ability to colonize the uroepithelium. Infecting bacteria ascend the ur…