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MrpB functions as the terminator for assembly of Proteus mirabilis mannose-resistant Proteus-like fimbriae.

Infection and immunity (1998) 66(4) 1759-1763
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1759-1763.1998
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Abstract

Insertional mutagenesis studies of mrpB, a putative pilin-encoding open reading frame of the mrp gene cluster, which encodes mannose-resistant Proteus-like (MR/P) fimbriae of Proteus mirabilis, indicate that MrpB functions as the terminator for fimbrial assembly.

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Li, X., & Mobley, H. L. (1998). MrpB functions as the terminator for assembly of Proteus mirabilis mannose-resistant Proteus-like fimbriae. Infection and Immunity, 66(4), 1759–1763. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.66.4.1759-1763.1998

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