The antigen 43 structure reveals a molecular Velcro-like mechanism of autotransporter-mediated bacterial clumping.

Heras B, Totsika M, Peters KM, Paxman JJ, Gee CL, Jarrott RJ, Perugini MA, Whitten AE, Schembri MA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111(1):457-62 (2014 Jan 7)
PMID: 24335802
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1311592111
Submitted to SASBDB: 2019 Nov 20
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SASDH23 – Antigen 43 alpha domain

Alpha domain of Ag43a experimental SAS data
DAMMIN model
Sample: Alpha domain of Ag43a monomer, 49 kDa Escherichia coli protein
Buffer: 25 mM HEPES, 150 mM NaCl, pH: 7
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SAXS/WAXS, Australian Synchrotron on 2009 Nov 19
RgGuinier 3.6 nm
Dmax 12.2 nm
VolumePorod 62 nm3