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  • noun biochemistry Any of a group of prokaryotic enzymes that form pili through cleavage and isopeptide bonding of precursors.

Etymologies

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-ase

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Examples

  • By contrast, loss of the major ancillary protein AP1 or of the sortase SrtC-2 responsible for AP1 incorporation in the pilus does not affect the ability of bacteria to adhere to surfaces.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • However, the biofilm-defective phenotype shown by the mutant strain for the minor ancillary AP2 is consistent with the well demonstrated role of this protein as the anchor protein utilized by sortase A in covalent anchoring of pilus 2a to the cell wall

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • Taken together, these data indicated that the presence of a polymerized pilus, correctly anchored to the cell wall, a process that involves both ancillary protein AP2, sortase SrtC-1 and Sortase A, is necessary for efficient biofilm formation.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • ΔsrtC-1/2, strain 515 ΔsrtC-1/2 with in-frame deletion of both sortase genes; (G)

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • According to this, also the sortase A mutant strain showed a defective phenotype as well as the KO strain lacking the sortase C specific for AP2 incorporation into pilus.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • ΔsrtC-1/2, strain 515 ΔsrtC-1/2 with in-frame deletion of both sortase genes; (G)

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • BP-2a gene; (D) ΔsrtC-1, strain 515 ΔsrtC-1 with in-frame deletion of the sortase srtC-1 gene; (E) ΔsrtC-2, strain 515 ΔsrtC-2 with in-frame deletion of the sortase srtC-2 gene; (F)

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • By contrast, loss of the major ancillary protein AP1 or of the sortase SrtC-2 responsible for AP1 incorporation in the pilus does not affect the ability of bacteria to adhere to surfaces.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • According to this, also the sortase A mutant strain showed a defective phenotype as well as the KO strain lacking the sortase C specific for AP2 incorporation into pilus.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • BP-2a gene; (D) ΔsrtC-1, strain 515 ΔsrtC-1 with in-frame deletion of the sortase srtC-1 gene; (E) ΔsrtC-2, strain 515 ΔsrtC-2 with in-frame deletion of the sortase srtC-2 gene; (F)

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

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