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type IV pilus

Known as: TFP, type 4 pilus, type IV fimbriae 
A short filamentous structure on the surface of a bacterial cell distinguished from other pili by post-translational N-methylation of the pilin… 
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
Wage and Productivity Dispersion: Labor Quality or Rent Sharing?
The method introduced in this paper contributes to the estimation of production functions by embedding them in a structural… 
2008
2008
Identification of Meningococcal Genes Necessary for Colonization of Human Upper Airway Tissue
ABSTRACT Neisseria meningitidis is an exclusively human pathogen that has evolved primarily to colonize the nasopharynx rather… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Growth factors for clinical-scale expansion of human articular chondrocytes: relevance for automated bioreactor systems.
The expansion of chondrocytes in automated bioreactors for clinical use requires that a relevant number of cells be generated… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Contribution of Moraxella catarrhalis Type IV Pili to Nasopharyngeal Colonization and Biofilm Formation
ABSTRACT Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative mucosal pathogen of the human respiratory tract. Although little information is… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Measuring efficiency of insurance and takaful companies in Malaysia using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
This study investigates efficiency of the life insurance industry in Malaysia during the period  to . To measure their… 
2004
2004
Use of InCl(3) as a cocatalyst and a Cl(2)Pd(DPEphos)-P(2-furyl)(3) catalyst system for one-pot hydrometalation-cross-coupling and carbometalation-cross-coupling tandem processes.
One-pot conversion of alkynes to regio- and stereodefined alkenylmetals containing Al and Zr via hydrometalation or… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
CD46 is phosphorylated at tyrosine 354 upon infection of epithelial cells by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
The Neisseria type IV pilus promotes bacterial adhesion to host cells. The pilus binds CD46, a complement-regulatory glycoprotein… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
ATPase Activity and Multimer Formation of PilQ Protein Are Required for Thin Pilus Biogenesis in Plasmid R64*
Plasmid R64 pilQ gene is essential for the formation of thin pilus, a type IV pilus. The pilQproduct contains NTP binding motifs… 
1983
1983
Interaction of trifluoperazine with porcine calmodulin 19F NMR and induced CD spectral studies
1981
1981
Calcium-regulatory mechanisms. Functional classification using skinned fibers
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether various agents (adenosine 3-thiotriphosphate [ATP gamma S… 
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