Two regulatory fim genes, fimB and fimE, control the phase variation of type 1 fimbriae in Escherichia coli

Klemm, P. (1986). Two regulatory fim genes, fimB and fimE, control the phase variation of type 1 fimbriae in Escherichia coli.

Type

Unclassified

Intellectual base

Unclassified

Year

1986

DOI

10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04372.x

Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04372.x

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Fim switch
  • In Escherichia coli, site-specific recombinases invert the fimS DNA segment between inverted repeats; only one orientation points the promoter toward the fim structural operon, switching pili expression on or off.

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