Function
Involved in pilus assembly, twitching motility and adhesion to host cells. Primes type IV pili (T4P) assembly and is required for inclusion of minor pilins PilV, PilW and PilX to the surface pili. Stabilizes assembled pilus fibers likely by antagonizing retraction mediated by PilT.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Fimbrium; Membrane; Cytoplasm, cytosol
Product Specifications
Recombinant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV pilus biogenesis factor PilY1 (pilY1), partial is a recombinant protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain PAK), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 610-970aa, with N-terminal 10xHis-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged tag, molecular weight 46.2kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
