Gene Review:
pilT - twitching motility protein PilT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
- The Myxococcus xanthus pilT locus is required for social gliding motility although pili are still produced. Wu, S.S., Wu, J., Kaiser, D. Mol. Microbiol. (1997)
- Characterization of a gene, pilU, required for twitching motility but not phage sensitivity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Whitchurch, C.B., Mattick, J.S. Mol. Microbiol. (1994)
- Surface plasmon resonance shows that type IV pili are important in surface attachment by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Jenkins, A.T., Buckling, A., McGhee, M., ffrench-Constant, R.H. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface [electronic resource] / the Royal Society. (2005)
- Modification of type IV pilus-associated epithelial cell adherence and multicellular behavior by the PilU protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Park, H.S., Wolfgang, M., Koomey, M. Infect. Immun. (2002)
- Twitching motility contributes to the role of pili in corneal infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Zolfaghar, I., Evans, D.J., Fleiszig, S.M. Infect. Immun. (2003)