Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK, PAK_00611 (pilU)

Cytoplasmic
Cytoplasmic Membrane
Periplasmic
Outer Membrane
Extracellular
Unknown

Gene Feature Overview

Strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK - Assembly GCF_000408865.1
GCF_000408865.1|latest
Locus Tag
PAK_00611
Name
pilU
Replicon chromosome
Genomic location 658719 - 659753 (+ strand)

Cross-References

RefSeq WP_003084552.1
GI 489175024
NCBI Locus Tag PAK_00611

Product

Feature Type CDS
Coding Frame 1
Product Name
twitching motility protein PilU
Product Name Confidence: Class 1
Synonyms twitching motility protein PilT
Evidence for Translation
Charge (pH 7) -0.64
Kyte-Doolittle Hydrophobicity Value -0.114
Molecular Weight (kDa) 38.0
Isoelectric Point (pI) 6.87

Subcellular localization

Individual Mappings
Localization Confidence PMID
Cytoplasmic Class 3
Additional evidence for subcellular localization

AlphaFold 2 Protein Structure Predictions

Protein structure predictions using a neural network model developed by DeepMind. If a UniProtKB accession is associated with this protein, a search link will be provided below.

PDB 3D Structures

Accession Header Accession Date Compound Source Resolution Method Percent Identity
3JVU ATP binding protein 09/17/09 Crystal structure of unliganded P. aeruginosa PilT Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3.1 X-RAY DIFFRACTION 100.0
3JVV ATP binding protein 09/17/09 Crystal Structure of P. aeruginosa PilT with bound AMP-PCP Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2.6 X-RAY DIFFRACTION 100.0

Virulence Evidence

Source 1
Database PseudoCAP
Category Type IV pili biosynthesis
Evidence
Host Organism
Notes
Reference 10377148

Orthologs/Comparative Genomics

Pseudomonas Ortholog Database View orthologs at Pseudomonas Ortholog Database
Pseudomonas Ortholog Group POG000386 (535 members)
Putative Inparalogs None Found

Interactions

STRING database Search for predicted protein-protein interactions using:
Search term: PAK_00611
Search term: pilU

Human Homologs

References

Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene products PilT and PilU are required for cytotoxicity in vitro and virulence in a mouse model of acute pneumonia.
Comolli JC, Hauser AR, Waite L, Whitchurch CB, Mattick JS, Engel JN
Infect Immun 1999 Jul;67(7):3625-30
PubMed ID: 10377148