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== Function ==

[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TCPF_VIBCH TCPF_VIBCH] Involved in TCP pilus biogenesis. May be a channel protein.

== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Vibrio cholerae relies on two main virulence factors-toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP) and cholera toxin-to cause the gastrointestinal disease cholera. TCP is a type IV pilus that mediates bacterial autoagglutination and colonization of the intestine. TCP is encoded by the tcp operon, which also encodes TcpF, a protein of unknown function that is secreted by V. cholerae in a TCP-dependent manner. Although TcpF is not required for TCP biogenesis, a tcpF mutant has a colonization defect in the infant mouse cholera model that is as severe as a pilus mutant. Furthermore, TcpF antisera protect against V. cholerae infection. TcpF has no apparent sequence homology to any known protein. Here, we report the de novo X-ray crystal structure of TcpF and the identification of an epitope that is critical for its function as a colonization factor. A monoclonal antibody recognizing this epitope is protective against V. cholerae challenge and adds to the protection provided by an anti-TcpA antibody. These data suggest that TcpF has a novel function in V. cholerae colonization and define a region crucial for this function.

Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Colonization Factor TcpF and Identification of a Functional Immunogenic Site.,Megli CJ, Yuen AS, Kolappan S, Richardson MR, Dharmasena MN, Krebs SJ, Taylor RK, Craig L J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 31. PMID:21440558<ref>PMID:21440558</ref>

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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==See Also==

*[[Colonization factor antigen|Colonization factor antigen]]

== References ==

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 == Function ==
 [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TCPF_VIBCH TCPF_VIBCH] Involved in TCP pilus biogenesis. May be a channel protein.
+<div style="background-color:#fffaf0;">
+== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
+Vibrio cholerae relies on two main virulence factors-toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP) and cholera toxin-to cause the gastrointestinal disease cholera. TCP is a type IV pilus that mediates bacterial autoagglutination and colonization of the intestine. TCP is encoded by the tcp operon, which also encodes TcpF, a protein of unknown function that is secreted by V. cholerae in a TCP-dependent manner. Although TcpF is not required for TCP biogenesis, a tcpF mutant has a colonization defect in the infant mouse cholera model that is as severe as a pilus mutant. Furthermore, TcpF antisera protect against V. cholerae infection. TcpF has no apparent sequence homology to any known protein. Here, we report the de novo X-ray crystal structure of TcpF and the identification of an epitope that is critical for its function as a colonization factor. A monoclonal antibody recognizing this epitope is protective against V. cholerae challenge and adds to the protection provided by an anti-TcpA antibody. These data suggest that TcpF has a novel function in V. cholerae colonization and define a region crucial for this function.
+Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Colonization Factor TcpF and Identification of a Functional Immunogenic Site.,Megli CJ, Yuen AS, Kolappan S, Richardson MR, Dharmasena MN, Krebs SJ, Taylor RK, Craig L J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 31. PMID:21440558<ref>PMID:21440558</ref>
+From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
+</div>
+<div class="pdbe-citations 3oc5" style="background-color:#fffaf0;"></div>
 ==See Also==
 *[[Colonization factor antigen|Colonization factor antigen]]
+== References ==
+<references/>
 __TOC__
 </StructureSection>