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== Hy-Bi: Pili Hyperexpression == | == Hy-Bi: Pili Hyperexpression == | ||
- | [[Image:Michigan-Pili2.png|350px|thumb|left|Fig. 1 An electron micrograph view of E. coli, with a close-up of the pili in the inset.]] | + | [[Image:Michigan-Pili2.png|350px|thumb|left|Fig. 1 An electron micrograph view of E. coli, with a close-up of the pili in the inset [1].]] |
Type 1 pili (also known as fimbriae) are proteinaceous adhesins that are found on the surface of E. coli. One cell can contain up to 100 pili, which can form up to 2 um long (Fig. 1)[1]. The pili help E. coli. form biofilms, and can also be involved in urinary tract infections. However, the strains of E. coli that our team worked with were strictly nonpathogenic. | Type 1 pili (also known as fimbriae) are proteinaceous adhesins that are found on the surface of E. coli. One cell can contain up to 100 pili, which can form up to 2 um long (Fig. 1)[1]. The pili help E. coli. form biofilms, and can also be involved in urinary tract infections. However, the strains of E. coli that our team worked with were strictly nonpathogenic. | ||
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- | [[Image:Michigan-Pili.png|300px|thumb|left|Fig. 2 A representation of a single pilus and how the different genes in the fim operon function.]] | + | [[Image:Michigan-Pili.png|300px|thumb|left|Fig. 2 A representation of a single pilus and how the different genes in the fim operon function [2].]] |
- | [[Image:Michigan-PiliReg.png|300px|thumb|left|Fig. 3 The recombinases FimB and FimE regulate the fim operon via an invertible segment of DNA.]] | + | [[Image:Michigan-PiliReg.png|300px|thumb|left|Fig. 3 The recombinases FimB and FimE regulate the fim operon via an invertible segment of DNA [3].]] |
- | [[Image:Michigan-PiliReg2.png|200px|thumb|left|Fig. 4 A model that illustrates the different states of the regulatory system.]] | + | [[Image:Michigan-PiliReg2.png|200px|thumb|left|Fig. 4 A model that illustrates the different states of the regulatory system [3].]] |
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