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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2017

PelA and PelB proteins form a modification and secretion complex essential for Pel polysaccharide-dependent biofilm formation in

Lindsey S Marmont, Gregory B Whitfield, Jacquelyn D Rich, Patrick Yip, Laura B Giesbrecht, Carol A Stremick, John C Whitney, Matthew R Parsek, Joe J Harrison, P Lynne Howell

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lindsey S MarmontFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Gregory B WhitfieldFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Jacquelyn D Richthe Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada, and.
Patrick YipFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Laura B GiesbrechtFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Carol A Stremickthe Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada, and.
John C WhitneyFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Matthew R Parsekthe Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7242.
Joe J Harrisonthe Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada, and.
P Lynne HowellFrom the Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada, howell@sickkids.ca.
Hospital for Sick Children · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

The pel exopolysaccharide gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosaR01AI077628 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MATTHEW R. PARSEK, Daniel J Wozniak · 2009 to 2026
$7.1M
Canadian Institutes of Health Research 43998NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077628
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pellicle (PEL) polysaccharide is synthesized by the opportunistic pathogen

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsBiofilmsExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMicrobial ViabilityPeriplasmPolysaccharides, BacterialProtein ConformationPseudomonas aeruginosaBacterial ProteinsPolysaccharides, Bacterialbiofilmpolysaccharideprotein-protein interactionPseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa)X-ray crystallography

Identifiers

PMID28972168
PMCPMC5702679
OpenAlexW2763900685

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