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Biochemical and Structural Characterization

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This cluster of papers focuses on the bioengineering and protein anchoring mechanisms of cyclotides, sortase-mediated protein ligation, and the assembly of pili in Gram-positive bacteria. It explores the use of peptide tags, bacterial adhesins, and isopeptide bonds for protein engineering, as well as the enzymatic stability and bioactive properties of cyclotides.

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sortase A; intein; protein splicing; sortase; split intein; pilus assembly; bacterial pilus; LPXTG motif; protein ligation; bacterial pili; pilin; protein trans-splicing; SpyTag/SpyCatcher; cell wall anchoring; pilus biogenesis; chaperone-usher pathway; Tad pilus; isopeptide bonds; Chlamydia crescentus; NA1000 strain; secretion target analysis; bacterial surface appendages; minor pilin; sortase-mediated ligation; SpyTag

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Morton address: 38293808156289667 · morton4x16-v1

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