<it>Helicobacter pylori </it>vacuolating toxin A and apoptosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>VacA, the vacuolating cytotoxin A of <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>, induces apoptosis in epithelial cells of the gastic mucosa and in leukocytes. VacA is released by the bacteria as a protein of 88 kDa. At the outer surface of host cells, it binds to t...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Cell Communication and Signaling |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biosignaling.com/content/9/1/26 |