Amended description of the genes for synthesis of Actinomyces naeslundii T14V type 1 fimbriae and associated adhesin.

ABSTRACT: The type 1 fimbriae of Actinomyces naeslundii T14V mediate adhesion of this gram-positive species to the tooth surface. The present findings show that the locus for type 1 fimbria production in this strain includes three genes, fimQ for a minor fimbrial subunit that appears to be an adhesin, fimP for the major structural subunit, and srtC1 for a type 1 fimbria-specific sortase involved in the assembly of these structures.

SUBMITTER: Chen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1952015 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature