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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2020

Pel Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Requires an Inner Membrane Complex Comprised of PelD, PelE, PelF, and PelG.

Gregory B Whitfield, Lindsey S Marmont, Alex Ostaszewski, Jacquelyn D Rich, John C Whitney, Matthew R Parsek, Joe J Harrison, P Lynne Howell

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 52 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gregory B WhitfieldProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lindsey S MarmontProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alex OstaszewskiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jacquelyn D RichDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
John C WhitneyProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew R ParsekDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Joe J HarrisonDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
P Lynne HowellProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada howell@sickkids.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-2776-062X
University of Toronto · CAUniversity of Calgary · 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
The biofilm matrix of P. aeruginosaR01AI143916 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MACCOSS, MICHAEL, PARSEK, MATTHEW R. · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
Revisiting alginate paradigmsR01AI134895 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WOZNIAK, DANIEL J · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
CIHR FDN154327CIHR MOP 43998NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077628NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134895NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Pel polysaccharide is a structural component of the extracellular matrix of

Indexed as

Amino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMultigene FamilyPolysaccharides, BacterialPseudomonas aeruginosaBacterial ProteinsPolysaccharides, Bacterialbiofilmc-di-GMPPel polysaccharidePseudomonas

Identifiers

PMID31988082
PMCPMC7099134
OpenAlexW3004213286

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