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pilS loci in Neisseria gonorrhoeae are transcriptionally active.

Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 May 2015

Wachter Jenny, Masters Thao L, Wachter Shaun, Mason Joanna, Hill Stuart A

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Piliation is an important virulence determinant for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. PilE polypeptide is the major protein subunit in the pilus organelle and engages in extensive antigenic variation due to recombination between pilE and a pilS locus. pilS were so-named as they are believed to be transcriptionally silent, in contrast to the pilE locus. In this study, we demonstrate the presence of a small, pil-specific RNA...

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PMID: 25701734
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000061
PMCID: PMC4635466

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