Site fimC
- Name: fimC
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4316 MG1655 locus tag pil pilB - Mnemonic: Fimbriae
- Left End Point: 97.90
- Right End Point: 97.92
- Products:
periplasmic chaperone for type 1 fimbriae - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
fimC784(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10310 EcoliWiki fimC - Comment:
- biosynthesis of type 1 fimbriae
- References:
- Klemm, P., B.J. Jorgensen, I. van Die, H. de Ree, H. Bergmans 1985. The fim genes responsible for synthesis of type 1 fimbriae in Escherichia coli, cloning and genetic organization. Mol.Gen.Genet. 199:410-414
- Klemm, P. 1992. FimC, a chaperone-like periplasmic protein of Escherichia coli. Res.Microbiol. 143:831-838
- Jones, C.H., J.S. Pinkner, A.V. Nicholes, L.N. Slonim, S.N. Abraham, S.J. Hultgren 1993. FimC is a periplasmic PapD-like chaperone that directs assembly of type 1 pili in bacteria. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 90:8397-8401